Spaghetti in yoghurt-mint sauce
When, after a long, (mild) winter, spring kisses you overnight with its 25 °C, then spaghetti in yogurt-mint sauce is a refreshing spring and summer dish. And the heavy braised dish is welcome to take a break for now. Fresh, delicious and definitely quick and filling. These are high demands, but this creamy spaghetti in yogurt-mint sauce more than lives up to all of them.
Cooking for friends ...
When I first served this dish to friends, they were a little confused. "The noodles are cold!"
Yep, this spaghetti is tossed cold in a delicious yogurt sauce with dried mint, grated cucumber and freshly crushed garlic and served with freshly roasted pine nuts. As great as the irritation was at first, an approving smile spread at the latest after the first fork. Spaghetti approved!
Fresh, fresh, yogurt mint sauce!
Especially on really hot days, when I can't get the apartment cooled down even by drawn curtains and a big fan, I actually don't like to eat something warm. At the latest then it is time for these delicious cold noodles with yogurt. The yogurt, cucumber and mint are all ingredients that have a really soothing cooling effect. Serving cold does not detract from the taste at all.
However, this recipe should not necessarily eat before a date. Because on that day you have to live with a proper garlic plume. So if you don't have a date to make out, try this wonderfully fresh spaghetti in yogurt-mint sauce! 😉
Of course, you can also conjure up a vegan version and replace the yogurt with a vegetable alternative such as coconut yogurt. Try this quick and easy recipe right away!
Recipe for spaghetti in yoghurt-mint sauce
Ingredients
- 500 g Spaghetti
- 500 g Yogurt (10%)
- 1 Garlic clove
- 1 Cucumber
- 3 TSP dried mint
- 25 g Pine nuts or more
- Salt
Preparation
- Cook the spaghetti according to the instructions on the packet, strain and rinse with cold water.
- While the spaghetti is cooking: Peel the garlic and crush it in a mortar.
- Coarsely grate the cucumber.
- Mix the yoghurt with the grated cucumber, crushed garlic and dried mint. Then season to taste with salt.
- Roast the pine nuts in a frying pan for about 2 minutes and place directly on a plate.
- Mix the spaghetti with the yoghurt-mint sauce and serve with pine nuts.
Notes
Nutritional values
Also try the spaghetti tart or if you want something lighter, then definitely the melon salad with feta and olives.
It is not yet a warm summer day
But I had to try it out
.....allerdings with fresh mint and spelt penne...... delicious
Thank you for the recipe
Hello Pia,
thank you very much for your great feedback 🙂
Kind regards
Rafik
Hi Rafik! Do you think the whole thing would also taste good with a vegan yoghurt alternative?
Kind regards
Andreas
Hey Andreas,
Of course! You can also make the recipe with oat yoghurt, for example.
Bon appetite 🙂
Kind regards
Rafik
Very quick and extremely tasty! Thanks for the recipe!
Hello dear Sonja,
you're always welcome! I'm very pleased that you enjoyed it 🙂
Kind regards
Rafik