Iraqi Cucumber and Garlic Salad (Salata Kyhiar wa Toum)
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I came across this salad in an Iraqi-Jewish cookbook and was intrigued by it because I've never seen a salad which included raw garlic cloves as an ingredient.I was skeptical at first because of the amount of garlic used but after marinating it for the allotted time, which mellows the garlicky taste and tweaking some of the ingredients, the salad has a very cooling and refreshing taste and similar to the other salads of the Middle East.
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8 Servings Ingredients:
8 large cucumbers, peeled and diced
10 small to medium sized garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/2 c fresh cilantro, thinly chopped
1/2 c fresh mint, thinly chopped
juice of 3 large lemons
3 tsp. olive oil
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp. dill
3/4 tsp. sea salt
1. Combine all ingredients together in a large bowl, mix together till evenly combined, and chill for about 1 hour.
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