Cucumber Raita

I eat a lot of spicy food.  The trick to eating spicy food sometimes is having dishes to offset some of the spices.  A cooling salad like a cucumber raita does just that... it cools the palate. I served this raita with my New Year Hoppin John Lucky Rice.

Ingredients:
1 English Cucumbers washed well and thinly sliced (see note)
1 small red onion sliced thinly
1-2 Tbs fresh mint mince
1 green chili seeded and minced (optional)
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1 cup Plain Greek Yogurt  (see note)
salt and black pepper to taste
pinch sugar to taste

Directions:
Prepare cucumber, onion, mint and green chili.  Mix all seasoning with Greek yogurt and then mix with salad ingredients.  Chill and serve.  Enjoy.

Note: If you do not use an English cucumber, peel and seed a regular cucumber.  Then salt to taste and allow to sit. Drain any water that is released from the cucumber.  English cucumbers have a thin skin and do not retain as much excess water.

Note: If you do not have Greek yogurt, substitute regular plain yogurt.  If you want the thicker consistency of Greek Yogurt, place a small paper towel in a mesh strainer and allow yogurt to sit and drain excess liquid.

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