Nickel Allergy Friendly Cucumber Mint Raita

Total time25 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time0 min

Nickel Allergy Friendly Cucumber Mint Raita

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Ingredients

4 servings

1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
Chobani Nonfat Plain Greek Yogurt, 32 oz Fage Total 0% Milkfat Plain Greek Yogurt Fage Total 0% Milkfat Nonfat Greek Strained Yogurt, 5.3 oz Stonyfield Organic Plain Whole Milk Probiotic Yogurt Greek Gods Yogurt Greek Style Traditional Plain - 24 Oz
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½ medium cucumber, peeled and coarsely grated
3 tbsp fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
½ tsp ground cumin
¼ tsp ground turmeric
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
¼ tsp salt, or to taste
pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)

Instructions

1
Place the grated cucumber in a fine-mesh strainer set over a bowl. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt, toss to coat, and let stand for 10 minutes, then press firmly with the back of a spoon to squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Discard the liquid.
2
In a mixing bowl, whisk together the yogurt, lemon juice, ground cumin, ground turmeric, and grated ginger until smooth and evenly combined.

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