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Cooking With Yogurt? A Low-Fat Substitute for Sour Cream
If you haven't tried Greek yogurt yet, summer's the time to start.
Celebrity chef Michael Symon, a Food Network Iron Chef and host of ABC’s The Chew, has teamed up with White Plains-based Dannon in a campaign to get folks to cook with yogurt.
Specifically, they’re promoting the Greek yogurt made by Dannon and Stonyfield, called Oikos. Thick Greek yogurt is a great low-fat substitute for sour cream, cream cheese—even mayonnaise.
Here’s Dannon’s recipe for a cold cucumber soup. Try it on a hot day:
Ingredients
- 1 large cucumber
- 4 scallions
- 4 cups baby spinach leaves
- 2 cups Oikos Greek plain yogurt
- 1 cup vegetable stock
- salt and red pepper to taste
Cut the cucumber into 2-inch chunks and reserve two of them. In a blender or food processor combine the first three ingredients, the broth and 1 ¾ cups of the yogurt until smooth. Add salt and pepper. Dice the remaining cucumber. Pour liquid into four bowls, top with a swirl of yogurt and the diced cucumber, and serve.
Click here for more recipes like Dannon’s Greek yogurt-based Key Lime Pie.
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