Summer Herb Dip (German)

Submitted by twissis

"*Sommerlicher Krauter-Dip* in German, this recipe is from *Modern German Food* by Roz Denny. A colorful veggie mixture including cucumber sticks, carrot sticks, radishes, yellow & green bell pepper sticks & young celery stalks was suggested to accompany this herbed dip. *Enjoy* !"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 250 g Quark (may use cream cheese per Note #1)
• 140 g low-fat yogurt (see Note #2)
• 1 garlic clove (crushed)
• 2 green onions (finely chopped)
• 3 tablespoons fresh parsley (chopped)
• 2 tablespoons fresh dill (chopped)
• 2 tablespoons of fresh mint (chopped, may use coriander)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• salt and black pepper (to taste)

directions

1. Mix quark & yogurt in a mixing bowl. Add next 7 ingredients (garlic thru lemon juice).
2. Mix well, taste & season w/salt & pepper to pers pref. Chill in refrigerator for at least 2 hrs b4 serving.
3. NOTE #1: I confess I have not used Quark as an ingredient & do not know if I can get it here in Iceland. However, Roz said "Quark makes a quick light dip & has fewer calories than richer cream cheese." Taking this cue from her, my assumption is cream cheese may be used as an alternative to quark.
4. NOTE #2: As written the recipe offered a choice of using single cream OR low-fat yogurt. I opted for the latter, but the former may be your choice. Feel free. :-).

Reviews

[Leggy Peggy]

This recipe is perfectly named -- it tastes like summer! Such a fresh flavour. I was amazed to find quark for the first time ever in an Australian supermarket, so I went looking for things to make with it. I had fresh parsley and mint on hand, but used dried dill, Greek yogurt (nothing low-fat about that) and 1/2 teaspoon of cumin. I buzzed it all up in the food processor and because it was still quite thick I added another 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Served with celery and carrots sticks.

 

[UmmBinat]

4 1/2 stars. A good snack for DD (toddler) and I. I did use what I had on hand which was Philadelphia herbs and garlic cream cheese and Balkan yogurt. I had to omit the dill as I didn't have any but I know it would be delish with it. I used fresh mint from the garden, freshly squeezed lemon juice & sea salt plus all the rest. I served it with the suggested vegetables in the intro except for the peppers as we don't care for them. Made for ZWT6 Germany/Benelux region, for my team, The Ya Ya Cookerhood!

 

[Andi Longmeadow Farm]

Well, *Sommerlicher Krauter-Dip* is the most wonderful dip, and now I wish I lived in Germany! I was able to obtain "Quark" from our local NY State Wegmans, and it is terrific!! Very tasty, and less heavier then cream cheese. I used the cream version instead of the low-fat yogurt and added the fresh mint which was the first choice. What a whopper of a taste. I think I ate a whole cucumber (sliced) and kept dipping the veggie right into the the bowl. NO double dipping :) Also loved the use of green onions, there is nothing better!! Made for *ZWT Six* Zee Zany Zesty Cookz May 2010

 

[Docs Mom]

This was a very tasty dip. I used cream cheese instead of quark and cilantro instead of mint. I served the dip with fresh veggies and chips.

 

[2Bleu]

Made using cream cheese for the quark and coriander for the mint. This is a beautiful dip with great flavor that looked and tasted great with the platter of fresh veggies. A definite keeper!