Cacık

About This Recipe

Cacık is Turkey's beloved cooling yogurt dip — creamy yogurt mixed with grated cucumber, fresh dill, and garlic. Served cold with a drizzle of olive oil, it appears at every Turkish table, meal, and gathering. It's an essential mezze, side dish, and sauce that brings freshness and coolness to rich, spiced foods.

Ingredients

Serves 6

• 2 cupsfull-fat plain yogurt
• 1 largecucumber, grated
• 3 clovesgarlic, minced
• 2 tbspfresh dill, chopped
• 1 tbspfresh mint, chopped
• 1 tspsalt
• 1/2 tspblack pepper
• 2 tbspolive oil
• 1 pinchsumac (optional)

Instructions

1. 1

   Prepare cucumber

   Grate cucumber. Place in a colander and squeeze out excess water.

2. 2

   Mix

   Combine yogurt with cucumber, garlic, dill, mint, salt, and pepper.

3. 3

   Chill

   Refrigerate at least 30 minutes.

4. 4

   Serve

   Transfer to a serving bowl, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle sumac if desired.

Variations

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  Add walnuts for texture.

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  Use different herbs by season.

Storage

Refrigerate up to 5 days.

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