I had a version of this dip at Margaret and Franco’s home at one of their parties and decided to try out this version for my entertainment offering. I have served it for book club and large parties and have been asked for the recipe by several people.

Hands-on time: 10 minutes

Yield: 2 cups

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ingredients

• 2 cups plain greek yogurt
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon Zatar or Kirkland’s Organic no-salt seasoning for garnish
• 1 tablespoon sumac powder for garnish
• Drizzle of olive oil for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Peel garlic and mash it into a paste by sprinkling salt over it and pressing down on and spreading out the garlic with the side of a knife. Alternatively, use a mortar and pestle to beat the garlic into a pulp by sprinkling the salt over the cloves.
2. Mix the garlic and salt paste into the yogurt and stir well.
3. Put the yogurt into a serving dish.
4. Using the back of a spoon, make a well in the center of the yogurt and fill it with the olive oil.
5. Sprinkle the dish with either the Zatar or the no-seasoning salt and the sumac.
6. Serve with pita chips or crispy bread chips.

Note: You could convert this into a Tzatziki dip with the addition of an English cucumber that had been seeded, shredded, and squeezed out (to remove water) to the yogurt and garlic mixture. Follow Steps 3 – 6 thereafter.

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