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Lettuce and yogurt cacık (has cacığı)

Serves 1From: ŞURKAV, Dünyanın En Eski Mutfağı Şanlıurfa Yemek Kitabı (2014)

Ingredients

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Cross-section

  1. Yogurt72%
  2. Romaine lettuce24%
  3. Dried spearmint 1%
  4. Garlic 1%
  5. Salt 1%

Ingredients by weight, heaviest at the bottom.

Method

  1. Trim the roots off the lettuce, wash it well, drain it and chop it finely.

  2. Peel the garlic and crush it.

  3. Whisk the yogurt; add the salt, the crushed garlic and the chopped lettuce.

  4. Sprinkle the dried mint over it and serve in bowls.

Where this recipe comes from

From a published work: quantities come from ŞURKAV, Dünyanın En Eski Mutfağı Şanlıurfa Yemek Kitabı (2014); the method is written in our own words.

Last changed: November 1, 2026

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