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Fatteh Makdous (Lebanese Pickled Turnip Dip)

Name: Fatteh Makdous (Lebanese Pickled Turnip Dip)
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Lebanon
Ingredients: greek yogurt 500 ml; pickled turnips, chopped 200 g; cucumber, chopped 150 g; garlic, minced 25 g; olive oil 40 ml; fresh mint, chopped 30 g; lemon juice 20 ml; sumac 5 g; fine salt 4 g

A garlicky yogurt dip with chopped pickled turnips.

20 minutes · 6 servings · Easy

Fatteh makdous is the Lebanese version of a dip that uses what is left after a jar of pickles has been opened. Turnips that have been brined with garlic and chilli are chopped and folded into strained yogurt, which cools the heat rather than hiding it. It is served cold as part of a mezze spread.

Ingredients

greek yogurt500 ml
pickled turnips, chopped200 g
cucumber, chopped150 g
garlic, minced25 g
olive oil40 ml
fresh mint, chopped30 g
lemon juice20 ml
sumac5 g
fine salt4 g

Directions

1
Mix yogurt with garlic, lemon, olive oil, sumac and salt 4 minutes.
2
Fold in the turnip, cucumber and mint.
3
Chill 2 hours; serve with warm bread.

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