Tarator - Bulgarian Cold Cucumber Soup

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 cucumbers (about 500 g or 1 lb)
• 500 g plain yogurt (1 lb)
• 3 -4 garlic cloves
• 2 -3 tablespoons of crushed walnuts (optional)
• 1 bunch fresh dill
• oil
• salt
• water (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cut the cucumbers into cubes and put them in a bowl. you may aslo grate them but it changes the look and the consistency.
• 2 beat the yogurt with a fork until it gets liquid and pour it over the cucumbers.
• 3 add the crushed garlic, the walnuts and the minced dill as well as salt and oil to taste.
• 4 if needed add some water to make the soup as liquid as you like but take care not to make it too "thin".
• 5 put into the refrigerator to cool or add ice cubes.
• 6 serve cold.