Recipe: Near Eastern Chewy Soup

Recipes using Tones Dill Weed

• 4 cups lowfat plain yogurt
• 2 cups chicken stock or broth
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tbsp parsley, minced
• 1 tsp dill weed
• 1 tsp fresh or dried mint, crushed or chopped
• Salt to taste
• Dash of cayenne
• 1/2 cup golden raisins
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions (include some tops)
• 1/2 cup chopped (broken) cashews
• 1 cucumber, peeled and chopped

1. Smoothly blend the yogurt, broth, and water. Then add the parsley, dill weed, mint, salt, and cayenne; chill, covered, overnight.
2. Serve in a toureen with side dishes of raisins, onion, cashews and cucumber to pass to add according to each one’s taste.