Tarator, Bulgarian cold cucumber soup

Tarator, Bulgarian cold cucumber soup

Appetizers

A refreshing Bulgarian yogurt soup made with yogurt, cucumber, garlic, walnuts, and dill, seasoned with oil and vinegar: the perfect summer dish.

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Tarator is a cold soup, or a liquid salad, that is very popular in the Balkans during the summer. It is prepared in just a few minutes without any cooking.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time—
  • Total15 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodNo-cook preparation
  • Estimated cost$2.97 $0.74 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.79
  • $1.01
  • $0.18
  • $0.76
  • $0.03
  • $0.16
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the cucumber into small pieces or grate it. ≈ 8 min
  2. Mix the yogurt with about 30 cl of water. ≈ 4 min
  3. Grate the garlic, chop the walnuts, chop the dill, and mix everything together with the yogurt. ≈ 8 min
  4. Add the cucumber, then season with salt, oil, and vinegar to your liking. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Tarator, Bulgarian cold cucumber soup

  • 1 cucumber$0.79
  • 500 g plain yogurt$1.01
  • garlic, in sufficient quantity$0.18
  • dill, in sufficient quantity$0.76
  • salt$0.03
  • sufficient oil$0.16
  • Vinegar, in sufficient quantity$0.04

Total$2.97

that's $0.74 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 cucumber
  • 500 g plain yogurt
  • Approximately 30 cl of water
  • garlic, in sufficient quantity
  • walnuts, in sufficient quantity
  • dill, in sufficient quantity
  • salt
  • sufficient oil
  • Vinegar, in sufficient quantity

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