Haydari
This refreshing creamy Turkish yogurt dip with fresh mint and dill is a delicious Turkish meze recipe, and is also a very tasty sauce for grilled meats and vegetables
Ingredients
- 15g (½ oz) feta cheese
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 250g (1 c) Plain Greek yogurt
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon fresh mint finely chopped (approx 5 leaves)
- 3 teaspoons fresh dill finely chopped (1 large stalk)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl mash the feta cheese with a fork.
- Add the crushed garlic and mash into the feta.
- Mix in the yogurt, salt, olive oil, fresh dill and mint and mix to combine.
- Chill until needed.
- To serve, drizzle with a little more olive oil and a few sprigs of dill and some mint leaves.
Notes
Plain Greek yogurt - traditionally, haydari is made with a thick Turkish yogurt called suzme. You can use labneh if you are able to get it, or you can strain plain yogurt, but I find thick Greek yogurt works really well in this recipe.
Fresh dill - a slightly aniseed taste
Fresh mint - fresh mint brings a freshness to the Turkish dip, but you can use ?? dried mint if you don't have fresh mint.
Feta cheese - traditionally made with Turkish white cheese, feta cheese is a good substitute. Greek feta, made with sheeps milk, and sometimes a little goats milk is the best type to use in this recipe.
Garlic - fresh garlic. I use a small clove as we are not massive raw garlic fans, but you can use a large clove if you love garlic.
EVOO - use a good olive oil.
Salt - use sea salt or kosher salt.
Nutrition
Calories: 49kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 6gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 205mgPotassium: 77mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 25IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 75mgIron: 1mg
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