Spiced Yogurt Dip with Fresh Vegetable Sticks
A cool, creamy yogurt dip flavored with cumin, garlic, and lemon, served alongside crunchy carrots, cucumber, and bell pepper strips for an easy snack.

Total
10 min
Prep
10 min
Serves
1
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Recipe serves 1
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup plain yogurt
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 carrot
- 1/2 cucumber
- 1/2 red bell pepper
- 1 tbsp fresh mint or dill(optional)
Instructions
- 1
Grate the garlic and whisk it in a small bowl with the yogurt, lemon juice, cumin, olive oil, and salt.
- 2
Chop the mint or dill and stir it into the dip.
- 3
Peel the carrot and cut carrot, cucumber, and bell pepper into sticks.
- 4
Spoon the dip into a small serving bowl, drizzle with a little olive oil, and serve with the vegetable sticks for dipping.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
180
9% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 10 g |
| Carbohydrate | 18 g |
| Fat | 8 g |
| Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 10 g |
| Sodium | 320 mg |
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