Recipe for yogurt summer salad

STYLING/SHERYL JULIAN AND VALERIE RYAN; MICHELE MCDONALD FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

Serves 4

A riff on the Indian condiment raita, this salad of chopped salad vegetables and yogurt is ideal for a hot summer night at the beach. Serve with crackers.

2cups plain Greek yogurt2scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced3Armenian or pickling cukes, coarsely chopped5small vine tomatoes, 4 cut into ½-inch pieces, 1 cut into thin wedgesHandful sugar snap peas, strings removed, pods thinly sliced4radishes, coarsely choppedHandful fresh mint leaves, coarsely choppedSalt and pepper, to tasteExtra mint (for garnish)

1. In a bowl, whisk the yogurt until smooth.

2. Add the scallions, cukes, chopped tomatoes, sugar snaps, radishes, mint, salt, and pepper.

3. Garnish with mint and the wedges of tomato.  Sheryl Julian

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