This could very well be the ultimate seafood cocktail, served with a light-bodied sauce instead of the typical red glop. With lots of vegetables to balance the chunks of shrimp and crab, it can be served as a salad as well as a palate- and eye-pleasing appetizer.

Seafood Avocado Cocktail

Garlic mayo is a creamy sauce blending mayonnaise with minced garlic, often used to enhance various dishes.

Garlic Mayo

Fresh avocado with lime, cilantro, and onion.

Guacamole

Cerignola olives marinated in garlic rosemary olive oil

Olives

Wash and slice the cucumbers into thin rounds or half-moons, depending on your preference.

Prepare the Cucumber

In a bowl, mix the plain yogurt, minced garlic, olive oil, fresh dill, salt, and black pepper until well combined.

Make the Dressing

Add the sliced cucumbers to the bowl with the yogurt dressing and stir gently to coat the cucumbers evenly.

Combine Ingredients

Cover the salad and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to meld. Serve chilled.

Chill and Serve

Cucumber

Plain yogurt

Garlic

Olive oil

Fresh dill

Salt

Black pepper

Cucumber & yogurt salad

Scrambled eggs served with Sojok, a Middle Eastern sausage.

Eggs & Sojok

A refreshing yogurt-based drink popular in Middle Eastern cuisine.

Ayran

Kebda (Liver)

MAKANEK Sandwich

Sujuk shawarma plate

Falafel (1 Lb)

Make Cucumber & Yogurt Salad Recipe in just 40m. Get the full recipe with step-by-step instructions at pekinthechef.com.

Cucumber & Yogurt Salad Recipe

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Eggs & Sojok

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Falafel (1 Lb)