Recipe: Turkish Cucumber Yogurt Dip

This Turkish Cucumber Yogurt Dip is super quick to make and packs 250 milligrams of calcium into a half-cup serving. Try it with your favorite cut veggies or whole-wheat crackers or pita chips.

Ingredients

• 3 cucumbers
• 2 cups plain, low or nonfat yogurt
• 4 cloves chopped garlic
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh mint
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Whole-wheat crackers or pita chips, or veggies to serve

Directions

1. Wash and peel the cucumbers, grate them and mix into the yogurt. Try using a thick yogurt, like Greek yogurt, to prevent the dip from becoming runny.
2. Add garlic. Sprinkle with dill, parsley and mint, and drizzle with olive oil.
3. Serve with whole-wheat crackers or pita chips, or veggies.

Nutrition information (per serving)

Makes 4 servings
1 serving = 1/2 cup

Calories: 160
Total fat: 7 g
Saturated fat: 1 g
Trans fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 45 mg
Total carbohydrate: 12 g
Dietary fiber: 2 g
Sugar: 9 g
Protein: 13 g