Cucumber Yogurt Dip

Serve this delicious, colorful dip with crudités or pita chips for a healthy snack or perfect party platter.

Ingredients

  • 2 large cucumbers, peeled, seeded and grated
  • 2 cups plain low-fat yogurt
  • 1/2 cup nonfat sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon fresh dill
  • 1 garlic clove, chopped
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes
  • 1 cup broccoli florets
  • 1 cup baby carrots

Directions
Peel, seed and grate one cucumber. Slice other cucumber and set aside. Mix yogurt, grated cucumber, sour cream, lemon juice, dill and garlic in a serving bowl. Chill for 1 hour. Arrange tomatoes, cucumbers, broccoli and carrots on a colorful platter. Serve with cucumber dip. 

Nutritional Information
Serving size: 1/6 of recipe. 100 calories, 2 grams fat, 1 gram saturated fat, 90 milligrams sodium, 5 milligrams cholesterol, 17 grams carbohydrate, 2 grams fiber, 7 grams protein, 11 grams sugar.

Diabetic Exchange
Fruit: 0; vegetables: 1; meat: 0; milk: 0; fat: 0; carbohydrate: 0; other: 0.

Diabetic exchanges are calculated based on the American Diabetes Association Exchange system. Exchanges are rounded up or down equal to whole numbers.

Recipe courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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