Joghurt-Käsecreme mit getrockneten Tomaten - Kuru Domatesli Haydari
A Turkish-style thick yoghurt and cheese dip, the yoghurt strained briefly through a cloth first so the finished dip holds a spoon upright instead of running off a plate like an unstrained one always does. Sun-dried tomatoes chopped fine and folded in raw keep their concentrated, slightly chewy character rather than dissolving into the dip.
Prep10 min
Rest30 min
Servings4
Christoph's Haydari with sun-dried tomatoes, the yoghurt strained briefly first so the dip holds its shape.
Ingredients
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Dip
- 400 g full-fat plain yoghurt rounded
- 80 g feta cheese, crumbled rounded
- 60 g sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained, finely chopped rounded
- 1 garlic clove, grated rounded
- 20 ml olive oil rounded
- 5 g dried mint rounded
- to taste fine salt rounded
Dietary labels are a guide, not a guarantee. If you have an allergy, read the ingredients yourself.
Method
- Line a sieve with a clean cloth or a few layers of paper towel and set it over a bowl. Pour in the yoghurt and let it drain for 30 minutes at room temperature, until visibly thickened.
- Discard the drained liquid. Transfer the strained yoghurt to a bowl.
- Fold in the crumbled feta, chopped sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and dried mint.
- Season with salt. Chill for at least 15 minutes before serving to let the flavours settle.
Notes
- Don’t skip the straining step. Unstrained yoghurt is too loose to hold together as a dip; even a short 30-minute drain removes enough whey to give it real body.
- Chop the sun-dried tomatoes fine rather than blending them in. Left as small pieces they keep a distinct, slightly chewy bite; blended smooth, they just tint the dip pink without adding texture.
- Dried mint, not fresh, is traditional here and has a different, more concentrated flavour that suits the dip better than fresh would.
- It keeps for 4 days in the fridge, and the flavour deepens overnight.
Ingredient substitutions
- Feta can be a mild curd cheese if a less salty result is wanted.
- Sun-dried tomatoes can be swapped for roasted red peppers, finely chopped.
- A pinch of chili flakes adds heat if you like.
From Christoph Mayer