Garlic Yogurt or Sarimsakli Yogurt
Turks use Garlic Yogurt or Sarimsakli Yogurt like American’s use Ranch dressing, they put it on just about any and everything. In our house, we are the same. Not only do we use it to enhance the flavor of some already wonderful dishes, we use it as a dip for raw veggies, french fries, and oven roasted veggies. Just by adding different combinations of spices such as dill, mint, and oregano you can quickly make an array of dips. Garlic Yogurt gives dishes that are already delicious just a little kick of extra flavor.
Garlic yogurt is fantastic served over fried eggplant, spinach with ground beef, or stuffed collard greens.
So here is how you make Sarimsakli Yogurt . . .
Garlic Yogurt or Sarimsakli Yogurt
Versatile garlic yogurt or sarimsakli yogurt is a great sauce for almost anything.
Author: April Ozbilgin
Recipe type: Sauce
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients
- 2-3 Cloves Garlic
- 8 ounces Yogurt
- 1 teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- Smash 2-3 heads of garlic and a dash of salt in a mortar and pestle. You can also smash it into a paste on a cutting board.
- Add to the yogurt and stir well.
- Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
