Black Cumin: Oriental Cucumber Salad with Yogurt Dressing
By Rachel Albert-Matesz
October/November 2003
Serves 1 to 2
Fresh and delicious, peppered with the health benefits of black seed, you may want to make this salad a part of your regular diet.
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- 1 cucumber
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- ½ teaspoon finely chopped mint
- Salt
- Finely grate and salt the cucumber. Mix yogurt with black cumin and mint.
- Add to cucumber and mix thoroughly. Serve immediately so the cucumber juice does not water down the dressing.
Source: The Healing Power of Black Cumin (Lotus, 1998) by Sylvia Luetjohann.
Click here for the original article, Black Cumin: One of Life's Tiny Treasures.