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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt to the grated cucumbers, mix lightly and set aside for about 10 minutes. | 2. In a large mixing bowl, add the olive oil, mint, garlic, lime juice, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and black pepper. Mix well and let sit for about 5 minutes. | 3. Squeeze out the excess juice from the grated cucumbers and add the cucumbers to the dressing. Mix well. | 4. Add the yogurt and fold gently into the dressing. Keep aside 1 tablespoon each of the red and green bell peppers for garnish. | 5. Add the rest of the peppers to the yogurt mixture and mix gently. | 6. Garnish with sprigs of fresh mint. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
cucumber	2	cups	grated	31.92	5.7456	1.5694	0.4256
extra virgin olive oil	3	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
mint	1	tablespoon	chopped	2.508	0.4794	0.1875	0.0416
garlic	1	tablespoon	grated	12.665	2.8101	0.5406	0.0425
lime juice	1	tablespoon		3.7812	1.2735	0.0635	0.0106
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
greek yogurt	1 1/2	cups		-	-	-	-
red pepper	2	cups	julienned	120.0	26.43	5.61	1.32
green pepper	2	cups	julienned	59.6	13.8272	2.5628	0.5066
mint sprig				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.