1. Set a very fine mesh sieve or colander lined with a coffee filter or several layers of cheesecloth over a bowl. Add yogurt and let drain at room temperature for at least 2 hours, or covered in ...

Chickpea Cucumber Salad with Yogurt Dressing 0 points This vegetarian Chickpea Cucumber Salad with Yogurt Dressing 100% holds ...

In a small saucepan, bring the sugar and 6 tablespoons water to a simmer, stirring, just until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature.

In a blender, combine the coarsely chopped cucumber with the yogurt, lemon juice, shallot, garlic, dill, parsley, tarragon and the 1/4 cup of olive oil. Blend until smooth.

Makes about 1 ½ cups 1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch dice 1 teaspoon salt 1 ½ cups plain yogurt (preferably organic whole-milk yogurt) 1/4 medium red ...

Cucumber slices that are too thick can be difficult to roll, and they will come unraveled with little prompting. When cutting a cucumber by hand, this will often be the case.

Cucumber and jicama make an odd couple. The cucumber is from Asia and is beloved in the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Europe. But in those areas, jicama is unknown.