Ashe Mâst va Khiar

Name: Ashe Mâst va Khiar
Yield: serves 6
Ingredients: 1 quart plain whole-milk yogurt; 2/3 cup sour cream; 2/3 cup water; Salt and pepper; 1 large cucumber, coarsely grated; 4 or 5 scallions, finely chopped; 6 ice cubes; A few sprigs of fresh mint, chopped; 4 tablespoons black or golden raisins

December 9, 2011

A refreshing summer soup from Iran.

Recipe information

Yield
serves 6

Ingredients

1 quart plain whole-milk yogurt

2/3 cup sour cream

2/3 cup water

Salt and pepper

1 large cucumber, coarsely grated

4 or 5 scallions, finely chopped

6 ice cubes

A few sprigs of fresh mint, chopped

4 tablespoons black or golden raisins

Preparation

Beat the yogurt and sour cream with the water. Add salt and pepper, cucumber, and scallions and stir well. Just before serving, put in the ice cubes and sprinkle with mint and raisins.

Cover of Claudia Roden's The New Book of Middle Easter Food, featuring a blue filigree bowl filled with Meyer lemons and sprigs of mint.

TagsCold Soup Soup Soup/Stew Iranian Middle Eastern Cucumber Vegetable Mint Herbs & Spices Starter Lunch Dinner Gluten Free Nut Free Vegetarian Easy Quick 30 Minutes or Less Cookbooks

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