Best Beet And Yogurt Salad From Turkey Recipes

THICK YOGURT WITH BEETS, GARLIC AND DILL

Thick Yogurt With Beets, Garlic and Dill image

Ana Sortun of Oleana restaurant, in Cambridge, Mass., created a menu based on the traditional cooking of the Eastern Mediterranean, especially Turkey and Greece, with many influences of spice and seasoning from the Arab world. She has created surprising but successful dishes like parsnip hummus; this beet-spiked tzatziki (the Mediterranean's traditional cucumber-yogurt-garlic salad), radish salads and rhubarb compotes.

Provided by Julia Moskin

Categories easy, dips and spreads

Time 30m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

4 or 5 baby beets (about the size of a golf ball); or one full-size beet, peeled and quartered
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
Salt
1 1/2 cups plain whole-milk yogurt, preferably Greek-style
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
Black pepper

Steps:

Boil beets until tender, about 20 minutes. When cool enough to handle, rub skins off baby beets with a kitchen towel. Coarsely grate beets.
In a mixing bowl, combine garlic, lemon juice and 1 teaspoon salt. Stir in yogurt and olive oil, then beets and dill. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper. Chill until ready to serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 51, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Fat 3 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 152 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams

MEDITERRANEAN BEET AND YOGURT SALAD

Mediterranean Beet and Yogurt Salad image

Different versions of this salad are popular from Turkey to North Africa. Red beets are used throughout the Mediterranean, but you could make this pungent salad with any type. If you mix the yogurt into the beets, your salad will be pink. I prefer to spoon it over the top.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Time 3h10m

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

4 medium size beets, roasted
1 1/2 tablespoons sherry vinegar, white wine vinegar, or cider vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1 to 2 garlic cloves (to taste)
1/2 cup thick Greek style yogurt or drained yogurt
2 tablespoons minced dill

Steps:

Roast the beets, peel and cut in wedges or slice into half-moons. Stir together the vinegar, sugar, olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Toss with the warm beets and allow to marinate for 2 to 3 hours at room temperature or in the refrigerator.
Place the garlic in a mortar and pestle, add 1/8 teaspoon salt, and mash to a paste. Stir into the yogurt. Stir in half the dill. Add salt and pepper to taste. Drain the beets and stir some of the marinade into the yogurt (to taste). Toss with the beets, or arrange the beets on a platter and drizzle the yogurt over the top. Sprinkle on the remaining dill, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 138, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 12 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 313 milligrams, Sugar 8 grams