🥛 Mint laban with cucumber
Mint laban is a chilled salted yogurt drink blended with fresh mint and cucumber until smooth and pale green. The mint gives a cool, fresh aroma and the cucumber makes it lighter and more refreshing. It is drunk very cold with grilled meats, sandwiches and rice dishes, or on its own on a hot day.
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What it is made of
Recipe
Ingredients
- 250 g plain yogurt
- 200 ml cold water
- ½ cucumber, peeled and chopped
- A small handful of fresh mint leaves
- ¼ tsp salt
- Ice cubes
Method
- Put the yogurt, water, cucumber, mint and salt in a blender.
- Blend until completely smooth.
- Pour over ice and garnish with a mint leaf.
How to make it lighter
- Use low-fat yogurt and more cucumber for a lighter drink.
- Add extra water and ice to stretch one glass further.
- It works as a light snack between meals instead of a sweet drink.
History
Yogurt drinks flavoured with mint are common across the Middle East, Turkey and Iran, and ready-made mint laban is sold widely in Gulf supermarkets.
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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →