This salad is somewhat like Tzatziki dip. The additions of pumpkin seeds and green onions up the salad’s nutritional value.

Makes 3 cups

Ingredients

(Change the amounts according to your taste. For example, I like onions, so I used 3 green onions.)

6-7 small cucumbers, chopped (2 1/2 cups)

2 garlic cloves, minced (1/2 Tbsp)

2-3 green onions, chopped

3/4 tsp coarse salt

6 spearmint leaves, minced (1/2 Tbsp)

1/2 Tbsp lemon juice (not from a plastic lemon or bottled lemon juice)

1/2 cup (150 gm) plain yogurt, at least 3% fat

1 Tbsp olive oil

2 Tbsp pumpkin seeds

3 Tbsp green olives, chopped (optional)

Steps

1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
2. Let the salad sit for at least 1/2 hour so that the salt dissolves and the flavors mix.

 

Notes

• Low-fat yogurt is not satisfying to the body so don’t use it.
• Try not to use the large cucumbers. They aren’t as nutritious as the smaller ones.
• If you use the green olives, you can lower the amount of salt.
• If you like the crunchiness of the pumpkin seeds, add more.