Salatet laban wa khyar cucumber yoghurt salad

Name: Salatet laban wa khyar cucumber yoghurt salad
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Lebanese
Ingredients: 400g plain yoghurt; 2 cucumbers, diced; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 2 tbsp dried mint; 0.5 tsp fine sea salt; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp sumac, to finish

Cool, minty cucumber in garlicky yoghurt. The perfect partner to anything spicy or grilled.

Time10 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.71 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 gplain yoghurt
2cucumbersdiced
1garlic clovecrushed
2 tbspdried mint
½ tspfine sea salt
1 tbspolive oil
1 tspsumacto finish

Method

1
Stir the yoghurt, garlic and salt together until smooth. Loosen with a splash of cold water if it is very thick.
2
Fold in the cucumber and mint.
3
Chill for 15 minutes if you have time.
15 min
4
Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sumac to serve.

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