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                     Spiced Cheese Of Turkey (Weir)

Recipe By     : Gvreme, Cappadocia, Turkey by Joanne Weir*
Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Appetizers

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1 1/4  cups          unflavored yogurt
    1/4  teaspoon      salt
 10      ounces        feta cheese
  2                    garlic cloves -- minced
    1/2  teaspoon      cayenne
                       OR 3/4-teaspoon cayenne
  1      teaspoon      sweet paprika
  1      tablespoon    extra virgin olive oil -- plus
  1      teaspoon      extra virgin olive oil
                       freshly ground black pepper
                       cured black olives -- for garnish

Place the yogurt in a paper towel-lined sieve and let drain for 4 hours.
Combine the drained yogurt, 1/4 teaspoon salt and the feta in a bowl; mash
to a smooth paste with a fork. Add the garlic, cayenne, paprika, 1
tablespoon olive oil and black pepper; mix well.

Alternatively, this may be prepared in a food processor.

Spread the puree on a serving plate. Drizzle with the remaining teaspoon
olive oil; garnish with olives.

Serves 8. Serve with a hearty country-style bread.

[PER SERVING: 130 calories, 7 g protein, 3 g carbohydrate, 11 g fat (6 g
saturated), 35 mg cholesterol, 474 mg sodium, 0 g fiber.]

*Recipes from a little pension in the village of Gvreme, Cappadocia,
Turkey. Travel story: "A Delectable Cuisine in an Eerie Landscape," by
Joanne Weir Wednesday, March 11, 1998 for San Francisco Chronicle.

[email protected] 8/28/98


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