yogurt

[libitina]

So I was going to make tzatziki sauce to go with some chicken I was making for a social gathering, but then I cleaned my apartment instead.

So I have a quart of plain non-fat yogurt that I drained to make Greek-style yogurt... and no inspiration for what to do with it. A whole quart of it - all for me. That's a lot of dairy.

Other miscellaneous things I have in my fridge for it to go with:

• leftover cooked rice - both brown and white
• roasted garlic
• lime
• liquid from reconstituting mushrooms
• pan juices from cooked chicken (what? I try not to waste - even if I am dieting-ish and the juices are mostly fat)
• broccoli
• a lot of salad greens - liek whoah
• tortillas
• harissa
• a ton of random condiments from many cuisines
• an acorn squash
• new potatoes

Comments

[magycmyste]

My tzatziki recipe is pretty much the same as the one above, and I like it lots. ^_^

But in case you want other ideas....

I'm Indian, so I'm used to eating plain yogurt with rice, and a vegetable curry/side dish (preferably something spicy) to go with it, as pretty much the end of any Indian meal. I've never tried harissa (been meaning to, but haven't gotten to it yet), but I believe it's spicy (not sure what other flavors it has)?

So, out of what you've listed, I would probably dice up the acorn squash (or other vegetable - I don't actually use squash that often), saute it in a pan along with the lime juice (maybe use a bit of the fat from the pan juices to saute?), and something spicy (harissa, one of the other condiments, ground red pepper, etc) to make a dry curry, and et that on the side with the yogurt rice.

(Again, this is coming from someone who makes yogurt at home, and is used to eating it very, very often. I can eat it with just about anything, so for me it's usually more about the "side dish" than the yogurt rice itself.)