Refreshing Cucumber Yogurt Salad with Sumac & Radishes
On the third episode of cooking with Xhulio, we made the refreshing cucumber yogurt salad with sumac and radishes.
Equipment
- 1 Cutting Board
- 1 Large Mixing Bowl
- 2 Small Mixing Bowls
- 1 Plate
Ingredients
- 8-10 small cucumbers
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/5th onion
- 1 bunch radishes
- fresh dill
- fresh mint
- 1 clove garlic
- 3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp. red wine vinegar
- 3 tsp. sumac
- 1 tsp. salt
- some coriander seeds
Instructions
Step 1: Aromatize Olive Oil with Mint
- Heat olive oil in a pan until it's about to smoke.
- Remove the pan from heat and pour the hot oil over dry mint in a bowl to aromatize the oil.
Step 2: Smash the Cucumbers
- Using your fists, crush the cucumbers into bite-sized pieces.
- Place the smashed cucumbers in a large mixing bowl.
Step 3: Marinate the Onion
- Thinly slice 1/5th of a red onion.
- Place the sliced onion in a small bowl.
- Add sumac and red wine vinegar to the sliced onion.
- Let the onion marinate to mellow its flavor.
Step 4: Prepare the Radishes
- Thinly slice the radishes.
- Reserve the radish leaves; wash and chop them into bite-sized pieces.
- Add both radish slices and chopped leaves to the mixing bowl with cucumbers.
Step 5: Chop Herbs
- Chop the dill, discarding the stems.
- Remove mint leaves from the stems and thinly slice them.
- Add chopped dill and mint to the mixing bowl.
Step 6: Mince Garlic
- Mince the garlic clove into very small pieces.
Step 7: Mix the Salad
- Add the marinated onion to the mixing bowl.
- Drizzle in a bit of olive oil and mix well.
- Season with salt.
Step 8: Assemble the Salad
- On a favorite plate, spoon a few portions of Greek yogurt.
- Place the prepared salad on top of the yogurt.
- Drizzle with the mint-infused olive oil from earlier.
- Finish by sprinkling coriander seeds over the top.