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Recipe: Yogurt and Cucumber - Jajeek

 

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  • Image © 2006 Habeeb Salloum

This is a simple appetizer; common in the Middle East, in Iraq it is usually served as an appetizer.

2 cups yogurt
1 cucumber, about 6 inches long, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons finely chopped mint
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Thoroughly combine all ingredients, then chill and serve.

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Published on 4/1/06

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this is excellent

Contributor: maria [12] 3/5/09

0 of 1 people found this comment helpful.

I was in baghdad and fall in love with the food there , also my husband is iraqi , i would like to see more recepies , like beef kabob etc

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