Recipe for Summer Pleasure
Let your oven gather dust as you round up fresh, local produce and other seasonal ingredients to mix up some deliciousness and enjoy the sensational tastes of summer. This recipe and photo from Foodland Ontario, foodlandontario.ca, will inspire you to get creative.
This easy version of the classic tangy yogurt dip makes a quick appetizer to serve with assorted vegetable crudités and grilled pita triangles or as an accompaniment to grilled pork, chicken skewers or fish fillets.
Preparation Time:Â 10 minutes
Makes about 2 cups (500 mL)
1/2 cup (125 mL) plain yogurt
1/2 cup (125 mL) Ontario sour cream
1 cup (250 mL) drained, coarsely grated Ontario greenhouse cucumber
1/2 tsp (2 mL) lemon pepper
Pinch garlic powder
In medium bowl, combine yogurt, sour cream, cucumber, lemon pepper and powder. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day.
Tip:Â Grate the cucumber on the coarse side of a cheese grater then drain in a sieve, pressing with a spatula to squeeze out excess liquid before measuring.
Nutritional Information:
1 serving (2 tbsp/25 mL):
PROTEIN: 1 gram
FAT: 1 gram
CARBOHYDRATE: 1 gram
CALORIES: 20
FIBRE: 0 grams
SODIUM: 11 mg
