Cucumber Salad with Yogurt

1 medium cucumber

1 clove garlic

1 tablespoon salt

1 tablespoon vinegar

1 cup yogurt

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon chopped dill (optional)

Crush the garlic.

Add salt and vinegar to crushed garlic, and mix to a smooth paste.

Stir paste into yogurt. Add the oil and half of the tablespoon chopped dill.

Peel and slice cucumber, very thin across.

Put cucumber slices into a salad bowl and sprinkle with a little salt.

Cover cucumber slices with the yogurt sauce and sprinkle the rest of the chopped dill on top. Chill well before serving.

Traditional Macedonian Recipes published by the Ladies' Auxiliary 'Mara Buneva' of the Macedonian Patriotic Organization, Toronto, Canada, 1969.

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