Tarator

Bulgarian Cold Cucumber Soup

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Prep15 min
Cook0 min
Total15 min

The cold yoghurt soup that gets Bulgaria through August — cucumber, garlic, dill and walnuts in thinned yoghurt, served ice-cold.

Ingredients

Serves:4
  • 500 g plain yoghurt
  • 2 pieces cucumbers
  • 2 pieces garlic cloves
  • 50 g walnuts, finely chopped
  • 3 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 200 ml cold water
  • 1 tsp salt

Nutrition (estimated)

high confidence
215kcal · per serving
5.1g
Protein
15.7g
Carbs
16.2g
Fat

Recipe total: 861 kcal · P 20.5g · C 62.9g · F 64.9g

Estimated from 8 of 8 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

Steps

  1. 1
    Dice the cucumbers finely, or grate them on the coarse side of a box grater.
  2. 2
    Crush the garlic with the salt to a paste using the flat of a knife.
  3. 3
    Whisk the yoghurt smooth, then whisk in the cold water a little at a time until it pours like thin cream.
  4. 4
    Stir in the cucumber, garlic paste, walnuts and dill.
  5. 5
    Whisk in the oil last — it should emulsify rather than float.
  6. 6
    Chill at least 1 hour. Serve very cold, with an ice cube in each bowl and extra dill on top.
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Questions and answers

How long does Tarator take to make?

About 15 minutes.

What ingredients do you need for Tarator?

8 ingredients: plain yoghurt, cucumbers, garlic cloves, walnuts, fresh dill, sunflower oil, cold water, salt.

How many servings does this Tarator recipe make?

4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Tarator?

About 215 kcal, with 5.1 g protein, 15.7 g carbohydrate and 16.2 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

Which diets does this Tarator recipe suit?

It is vegetarian.

What cuisine is Tarator?

Tarator comes from Bulgarian cuisine.

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