SOAKING CUCUMBERS RECIPES

Yogurt, both plain and with cucumbers, is everywhere on Iranian tables — the thicker and sourer, the better. Mast-o khiar is an everyday side similar to Indian raita or Greek tzatziki, but raisins, walnuts and rose petals elevate this version of the dish, adding a host of different flavors and textures. Dice, rather than grate, the cucumbers to keep them from getting watery, and don’t skip the dried mint and dried dill, which add dimension to the fresh herbs.

Provided by Samin Nosrat

Total Time 20 minutes

Yield About 4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 10

• Ingredients

The boneless, skinless chicken breast is as simple to prepare as a burger, nearly as ubiquitous and generally seen as both classier and “healthier.” But in the kitchen, it has two major shortcomings. First, its intrinsic flavor is minimal, more akin to pasta than to even an egg. (An egg is exciting by comparison.) Second, preparing a burger isn’t that simple: unless you’re looking for well done, you have to get the timing just right. In preparing chicken breasts, the cooking time should be just long enough for all but the last traces of pink to vanish — and no longer. The breast can be done in as little as six minutes, for a thinnish one subjected to high heat, or it might take as long as 10 minutes or even a bit more — but never 20, unless you are cooking the thing on a radiator. Overcooking is easy, and the results are predictably undesirable. Here's a simply wonderful way to prepare the humble breast with just a little wine (practically any kind will do) and mushrooms.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Total Time 45 minutes

Number Of Ingredients 8

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Nutrition Facts : @context http//schema.org, Calories 255, UnsaturatedFatContent 9 grams, CarbohydrateContent 6 grams, FatContent 16 grams, FiberContent 1 gram, ProteinContent 20 grams, SaturatedFatContent 6 grams, SodiumContent 394 milligrams, SugarContent 1 gram, TransFatContent 0 grams