Name: Bulgarian Tarator - Cold Cucumber Soup recipe
Ingredients: 2 cucumbers, peeled and cut into small cubes;1 (16 ounce) container plain yogurt;¼ cup minced fresh dill;4 cloves garlic, pressed;2 teaspoons olive oil;salt to taste;1 tablespoon water, or as needed;10 ice cubes, or as needed

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Ingredients

2 cucumbers, peeled and cut into small cubes 1 (16 ounce) container plain yogurt ¼ cup minced fresh dill 4 cloves garlic, pressed 2 teaspoons olive oil salt to taste 1 tablespoon water, or as needed 10 ice cubes, or as needed

Nutrition Info

90.2 calories carbohydrate: 10.2 g cholesterol: 5.4 mg fat: 3.4 g fiber: 0.5 g protein: 5.5 g saturatedFat: 1.2 g servingSize: - sodium: 67.8 mg sugar: 7.7 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Place cucumbers in a large bowl. Whisk yogurt in a separate bowl using a fork until yogurt is smooth and liquefied, pour over cucumbers. Add dill, garlic, oil, and salt to cucumber mixture, toss to coat. Stir in enough water to reach desired consistency. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes.
Ladle soup into serving bowls, add about 2 ice cubes to each bowl.

Recipe Yield

5 servings

Recipe Note

This is an extremely popular summertime dish in Bulgaria. It serves as a replacement for salad or appetizers. It tastes similar to tzatziki, so it's a very bright-flavored, cooling, and refreshing dish!

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