Name: Magpie's Cucumber Sauce recipe
Ingredients: 2 small pickling cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and diced;½ teaspoon salt;⅔ cup low-fat plain yogurt;½ teaspoon minced fresh mint leaves;½ teaspoon minced fresh dill

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Ingredients

2 small pickling cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and diced ½ teaspoon salt ⅔ cup low-fat plain yogurt ½ teaspoon minced fresh mint leaves ½ teaspoon minced fresh dill

Nutrition Info

12.5 calories carbohydrate: 1.9 g cholesterol: 0.8 mg fat: 0.2 g fiber: 0.1 g protein: 0.9 g saturatedFat: 0.1 g servingSize: - sodium: 107 mg sugar: 1.4 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Place the cucumber in a colander, sprinkle with salt, and allow to drain for 15 minutes.
Mix the yogurt, mint, and dill in a bowl. Stir in the drained cucumber. Chill at least 30 minutes before serving.

Recipe Yield

1 1/2 cups of sauce

Recipe Note

This sauce is wonderful to serve with falafel or other Greek, Indian, Russian or Armenian dishes. If you prefer a very rich and creamy cucumber sauce, substitute sour cream for the yogurt.