Bulgarian tarator
A cold Bulgarian soup of yogurt, cucumber, garlic, dill and walnuts, thinned with water and olive oil.
Tarator is a cold cucumber and yogurt soup made without cooking. This version serves 4; allow about 15 minutes for hands-on preparation and chill it for at least 1 hour before serving.
Ingredient allergens
Allergen listDocumented presence
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Tree nuts
Walnuts
Ingredients without verified allergen data 7
Ingredients without verified allergen data: Plain yogurt, Cucumber, Garlic, Fresh dill, Cold water, Olive oil, Salt.
Method
- 01
Prepare the ingredients
Dice the cucumber into small pieces. Finely chop the garlic, walnuts and fresh dill.
Ready to continue when: The cucumber is diced into small pieces, and the garlic, walnuts and dill are chopped.
8 min - 02
Mix the soup
In a large bowl, stir the plain yogurt until smooth. Add the cucumber, garlic, walnuts, fresh dill, olive oil and salt. Gradually pour in the cold water, stirring until the soup has a light consistency.
Ready to continue when: The mixture is even and has a light consistency, with the cucumber pieces distributed throughout.
7 min - 03
Chill and serve
Cover the bowl and refrigerate the tarator for at least 1 hour. Stir before serving.
Ready to continue when: The tarator is thoroughly chilled, and stirring redistributes the ingredients.
60 min
Ingredients
Sources and review
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