Ingredients
From Lynne's Menu for Entertaining Inspired by Lee Bailey, July 2002
By Lynne Rossetto Kasper
Makes 4 cups
Essentially a yogurt salad, raita accompanies everything on the plate. All you do is stir and taste to make this dish.
3 cups organic whole milk yogurt
1/2 cup diced red onion
1/2 cup sliced whole scallions
1/2 to 1 teaspoon toasted ground cumin (heat in a skillet until fragrant)
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon toasted cayenne pepper (heat a few moments until fragrant)
1/2 sweet red pepper, diced
1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander
1/2 "burpless" cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
Salt and pepper to taste
Blend ingredients, tasting as you go. Adjust seasonings to taste. Chill up to 24 hours.
Copyright © 2002 Lynne Rossetto Kasper.
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