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Ingredients

• 🥒 Cucumber, coarsely grated & salted: 300 g (2 cups / 10.6 oz) Original: 🥒 Cucumber, coarsely grated & salted: 300 g (2 cups / 10.6 oz)
• 🥛 Plain strained yogurt (Balkan/Greek, 5–10%): 400 g (1⅔ cups / 14 oz) dairy Original: 🥛 Plain strained yogurt (Balkan/Greek, 5–10%): 400 g (1⅔ cups / 14 oz)
• 🧄 Garlic, very finely minced: 6 g (2 cloves / 0.2 oz) Original: 🧄 Garlic, very finely minced: 6 g (2 cloves / 0.2 oz)
• 🫒 Extra-virgin olive oil: 30 ml (2 tbsp / 1 fl oz) Original: 🫒 Extra-virgin olive oil: 30 ml (2 tbsp / 1 fl oz)
• 🍋 Fresh lemon juice: 15 ml (1 tbsp / 0.5 fl oz) Original: 🍋 Fresh lemon juice: 15 ml (1 tbsp / 0.5 fl oz)
• 🌿 Fresh dill, finely chopped: 2 tbsp (8 g / 0.28 oz) Original: 🌿 Fresh dill, finely chopped: 2 tbsp (8 g / 0.28 oz)
• 🌿 Fresh mint, finely chopped (optional): 1 tbsp (4 g / 0.14 oz) Original: 🌿 Fresh mint, finely chopped (optional): 1 tbsp (4 g / 0.14 oz)
• 🧂 Salt: to taste (≈4 g / ¾ tsp) Original: 🧂 Salt: to taste (≈4 g / ¾ tsp)
• ⚫ Black pepper: 1 g (¼ tsp / 0.04 oz) Original: ⚫ Black pepper: 1 g (¼ tsp / 0.04 oz)

Preparation

• Toss grated cucumber with a pinch of salt; rest 10 min, then squeeze very dry in a towel.
• In a bowl, whisk yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, dill (and mint, if using).
• Fold in the dried cucumber; season with salt and pepper. Chill 10–15 min; serve.

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