Cucumber and Yogurt Salad (Salata Kheyyar Bel-Labban)
2 cups yogurt
2 cloves garlic (optional)
4 cucumbers
1 tablespoon dried mint
Salt to taste

Wash and peel the cucumbers. Cut in two, lengthwise, then chop in pieces, then add to the yogurt. Mash the garlic. Add it and the salt to the yogurt, mixing well. Sprinkle the salad with dried mint. Chill and serve.

Serves 2 - 4 persons.


Recipe from "Saudi Arabia Magazine" (an official publication of the Information Office of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia), Spring 1997



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