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Yogurt dip with mint

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Ingredients for 2 servings:

  • 1 cup of natural yogurt
  • ½ cup of quark (20%)
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp peppermint, dried
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • Salt and pepper from the mill

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 10 minutes

suitable for all oriental dishes, e.g. falafel

Mix the yogurt and quark with the lemon juice until smooth. Finely grind the dried peppermint in a mortar and pestle and add the mint powder to the yogurt mixture through a fine sieve (the sieve will retain any stems). Season to taste with cumin, salt, and pepper. Serve the dip chilled.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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