2 1/2 cups laban (yogurt)
1 cup cucumbers, peeled and chopped
1/2 tsp. salt
3 cloves garlic
1 tsp. dried or 2 tbsp. fresh chopped mint

Mint gives this summer salad a particularly refreshing taste. Break the laban curd with a spoon and stir until smooth. Combine with cucumbers. Work garlic to a paste with salt and mix it with a spoonful of laban before adding to the cucumber mixture. Add mint.

Finely shredded lettuce may be substituted for cucumber.