Haydari

Name: Haydari
Prep time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 500 g süzme (strained) yogurt; 100 g beyaz peynir (brined white cheese), crumbled; 2 cloves garlic; ½ bunch dill, finely chopped; 1 tbsp dried mint, plus extra to finish; ½ tsp salt; 2 tbsp olive oil

/hay·da·REE/

Thick strained yogurt with white cheese, garlic, dill and mint

4serves

45 minactive time

Goes with

Rakı

The cool, tangy yogurt and dill soften the anise of rakı and refresh the palate between sips.

Also good with beer.

Our chef's recipe, coming soon. This is the classic version, as it is made on most meyhane tables.

Ingredients

500 gsüzme (strained) yogurt
100 gbeyaz peynir (brined white cheese), crumbled
2 clovesgarlic
½ bunchdill, finely chopped
1 tbspdried mint, plus extra to finish
½ tspsalt
2 tbspolive oil

Method

Crush the garlic to a paste with the salt.
Beat the yogurt in a bowl until smooth, then mix in the cheese, garlic, dill and dried mint.
Taste and adjust the salt. The mixture should be thick enough to hold its shape.
Spread on a plate, make a shallow well with the back of a spoon and fill it with the olive oil.
Sprinkle with a little more dried mint and chill for 30 minutes before serving.