Çaçik

 

Çaçik (pronounced cháchik) is the Turkish equivalent of Greek tsatsiki sauce. Like the second, it is prepared with cucumber, yogurt and garlic, although it is always usually eaten as a soup and not as a sauce. It is very refreshing.

INGREDIENTS (4 people)

• 4 Greek type yogurts (around 14 oz)
• 1 cucumber
• half garlic clove
• a teaspoon of salt
• extra virgin olive oil
• fresh dill for garnish (optional)
• 1 liter (5 cups) of very cold water

Peel the cucumber and cut it into very thin slices. 

Take a large bowl and pour the yogurts to mix them with a tablespoon of olive oil, the salt and the half clove of garlic that we have previously crushed. Beat vigorously until you get a compact paste. 

Then add the cold water little by little, mixing constantly.

It is served as a soup sprinkling the surface with dill if desired. 

Remove the garlic clove before to serve. 

It can't be easier to do.