Cucumber and Mint Yoghurt Cooler

Name: Cucumber and Mint Yoghurt Cooler
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 400g Greek yoghurt; 1 cucumber, coarsely grated; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1 tbsp dried mint; 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 tsp lemon juice

Cool Turkish yoghurt with cucumber, garlic and mint. Serve as a dip, side or cold soup.

Time5 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.53 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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400 gGreek yoghurt
1cucumbercoarsely grated
1garlic clovecrushed
1 tbspdried mint
1 tbspextra virgin olive oil
1 tsplemon juice

Method

1
Squeeze the grated cucumber in your hands to remove the water.
2
Mix the yoghurt, cucumber, garlic, lemon juice and a pinch of salt in a bowl.
3
Stir in half the mint.
4
Spoon into a bowl, drizzle with oil and sprinkle with the rest of the mint.

Double check before you cook. Recipes can contain mistakes. Any diet labels come from the ingredients as written in this recipe and are a guide, not a guarantee. Always check every ingredient and the packet label for allergens and cross contamination, and ask your doctor or dietitian what is right for you, especially with coeliac disease, diabetes or a serious allergy. This is not medical advice.