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Sumac Sauce
Make salads and Middle Eastern dishes sing with this creamy sumac sauce made with sour cream, yogurt, lemon, olive oil, and garlic.
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 55 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Mediterranean , Middle Eastern
Ingredients
Sumac Sauce
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup low-fat yogurt or Greek yogurt plus more as desired, see notes
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice plus more to taste
- 1 small clove garlic, finely minced or crushed
- 1 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon ground sumac
- ½ teaspoon salt plus more to taste
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper plus more to taste
Instructions
- Combine all of the ingredients in a small bowl and stir to combine.
- Taste and add more lemon juice, salt, or pepper as desired. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Notes
- This recipe will make a little more than one cup of lemon sumac dressing.
- Nutritional information was calculated using low-fat traditional yogurt.
- If you like a thicker sumac sauce, use Greek yogurt over traditional yogurt. If you want a thin sumac dressing, use the traditional yogurt or thin the dressing even more with buttermilk.
Nutrition Information
Calories
55kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Cholesterol
9mg
(3%)
Sodium
161mg
(7%)
Potassium
59mg
(2%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
98IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
44mg
(4%)
Iron
0.1mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 55
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 55kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 9mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 161mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 59mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 98IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 44mg | 4% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.