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Tarator

How to prepare "Tarator": kefir (yogurt, ayran ...), cucumber, ground walnuts and garlic. Step-by-step recipe with a photo, 10 stages, total time - 10 minutes.

Tarator recipe
PrepNot statedCook10 minServes6LevelMedium
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Before you start

A quick setup makes the method easier to follow and keeps important steps from being missed.

Preparation checklist

  • Read all 8 method steps from beginning to end.
  • Measure and arrange all 8 listed ingredients.
  • Set aside about 10 minutes, based on the time recorded by the source.

Recipe notes & preparation tips

Read the full method before you begin and prepare all ingredients in advance.

Taste near the end of cooking and adjust the seasoning before serving.

Adapted from the source recipe's notes.
Step by step

Method

  1. 01

    Tarator is Bulgarian cold soup, so it is more logical to call it summer, but in my opinion, in other seasons it can be very relevant. Tarator is served as the first dish, and as an addition to the main meat dishes.

  2. 02

    Prepare the simple ingredients.

  3. 03

    Peel the cucumber off the peel and rub it on a large grater, salt it so that it gives juice.

  4. 04

    Grind the walnuts together with garlic in a blender.

  5. 05

    Combine the cucumber and the nut-garlic mass.

  6. 06

    Pour kefir (yogurt or ayran as options)

  7. 07

    Stir the soup. Cut the dill fine.

  8. 08

    Before serving, sprinkle the tarator with dill and ground pepper, drop olive oil.

Ready to serve

Serve the dish as directed and enjoy it while it is at its best.

Bon appétit — enjoy your meal!
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Source & licence

This recipe was adapted and reformatted from Osiyo.ru / Аймкук . Text: Used with permission. Image: Used with permission, credited to Нина Минина-Р; view original image record .