An Elegant Outdoor Dinner
Cold Yoghurt Soup Jars Start to finish: 25 minutes
1/2 cup walnut halves,
2 cups whole or 2 percent plain Greek yoghurt
1 teaspoon honey
11/2 cups ice-cold water
4 cucumbers, finely diced
1/3 cup golden raisins, roughly chopped
3 tablespoons chopped mint
2 tablespoons minced chives
1 tablespoon chopped dill
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Dried rose petals, crushed (optional)
Sumac (optional)
1. Preheat oven to 150ºC. Spread walnuts on a baking sheet and toast for 15 to 20 minutes, until fragrant and deepened in colour. Transfer to a cutting board to cool, then roughly chop. Transfer to a large bowl, reserving 2 tablespoons for garnish.
2. Add yoghurt and honey to the walnuts, and whisk to combine. Slowly whisk in water until no lumps in the yogurt remain.
3. With a wooden spoon, stir in cucumber, raisins, mint, chives, dill, salt, and pepper.
4. Transfer soup to 6 small glass mason jars, seal, and refrigerate.
5. To serve, gently shake jars, remove lids, and garnish with reserved walnuts, rose petals, and sumac.
Serves 6.
Pistachio-Pea Crostini
Start to finish: 20 minutes
1 baguette, sliced on a diagonal into 1/4-inch pieces
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic
1/2 green Serrano pepper, seeded and roughly chopped
1 cup fresh parsley leaves
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons raw unsalted shelled pistachios
2 cups frozen and defrosted or fresh green peas
1 teaspoon lemon zest
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