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Persian Cucumber & Mint Cacik

Name: Persian Cucumber & Mint Cacik
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 400 ml goat kefir; 2 Persian cucumbers, coarsely grated; 10 g fresh mint, finely shredded; 30 g walnuts, crushed; 1 g dried rose petals; 15 ml extra virgin olive oil

Probiotic goat kefir, grated cucumber, mint, crushed walnuts and rose petals.

15 min 4 servings 38 kcal per serving

Ingredients

400 mlgoat kefir
2Persian cucumbers, coarsely grated
10 gfresh mint, finely shredded
30 gwalnuts, crushed
1 gdried rose petals
15 mlextra virgin olive oil

Method

01
Salt the grated cucumber lightly and let it drain in a sieve for 10 minutes.
02
Squeeze out the excess water — this is what keeps the cacik thick rather than watery.
03
Whisk the kefir smooth, then fold in cucumber and most of the mint.
04
Chill 20 minutes so the flavours settle.
05
Finish with walnuts, rose petals, the remaining mint and a thread of olive oil.

Why this dish works

Persian Cucumber & Mint Cacik is built for 4 servings and lands at roughly 38 kcal per plate, with 8g protein, 9g carbohydrate and 9g fat across the recipe. It comes together in about 15 minutes using 6 whole-food ingredients — led by goat kefir, persian cucumbers, coarsely grated, fresh mint, finely shredded — so nothing here relies on packaged sauces, refined sugar or ultra-processed shortcuts. That balance is what keeps it a realistic weeknight option rather than a weekend project.

The entry sits inside our collection and carries the Gluten-Free, Low-Glycemic, Anti-Inflammatory, Blood Pressure tags, so it slots straight into the Smart Recipe Finder when you filter by dietary focus or allergens. Scale the portions in the recipe drawer and the ingredient quantities and macros recalculate together; sync it to your shopping list and the pantry tracker subtracts what you already own before the list is generated.

Cooking and storing it well

Read the method through once before you start — the 5 steps are written in the order a working kitchen would run them, with prep that can overlap grouped together. Hands-free cook mode reads each step aloud and runs the timers, so your phone can stay on the counter. Season at the end rather than the beginning: salt, acid and good olive oil do more for the finished plate when they are adjusted against the cooked dish. Leftovers keep well chilled for two to three days in a sealed container; bring anything dressed or herb-heavy back to room temperature before serving so the aromatics come forward again.

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