Servings: 10 Servings
Calories: 17kcal
This tasty, tangy spread is wonderful with fresh vegetables or between very thinly sliced bread for tea sandwiches. For one of our personal favorites, spread it on a thin toasted bagel slice, "bagel thin" or bagel chip with smoked salmon (lox) and dill on top, with a squirt of lemon. Or, save some of the cucumber, slice it very thin on a mandoline, and fashion yourself a Yogurt Cheese Roll-Up!
Ingredients
For Dip
- 1 cup Yogurt Cheese (see below)
- ½ cups buttermilk (reduced calorie)
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon grated onion
- ¼ tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- ⅓ cup finely chopped cucumber
For Yogurt Cheese
- 1 tub Unflavored Greek Yogurt - be certain there is no pectin added
Instructions
Cucumber Spread
- Combine all ingredients except cucumber, mixing until well-blended.
- Add chopped cucumber.
- Chill for several hours.
YoChee (Yogurt Cheese)
- Drain a tub of high quality Greek Yogurt overnight (at least 8-10 hours) until the whey drips away and the resulting yogurt is as thick as cream cheese.
- Leave plain for regular Yogurt Cheese, or, customize with herbs and spices, a dab or jelly or jam, or dried fruits.
- This thick, spreadable yogurt-cheese is a high protein low fat replacement for cream cheese.
Spa Index Kitchen Notes
We use Fage or Trader Joe's Greek Yogurt because those products do not use pectin, a nasty thickener which has no place in our yogurt. Pectin also prevents the drained yogurt from thickening to a spreading consistency. You need high quality Greek Yogurt to make the best recipes.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 Dollop | Calories: 17 kcal (1%) | Carbohydrates: 1.5 g (1%) | Protein: 2.5 g (5%) | Fat: 0.25 g | Cholesterol: 1 mg | Sodium: 34 mg (1%) | Potassium: 55 mg (2%) | Sugar: 1.35 g (2%) | Vitamin A: 50 IU (1%) | Vitamin C: 0.8 mg (1%) | Calcium: 40 mg (4%)