Persian Yogurt Dip with Shallots (Mast-O Musir)

🥘 Ingredients

• dried Persian shallots ½ cup
• cold water
• Greek yogurt 2 cups
• salt ½ tsp
• pepper ¼ tsp
• mint (optional) 2 Tbsp
• rose petals (optional) 2 tsp
• olive oil (optional)

1. 1

   Soak the dried Persian shallots in cold water for 4 hours to overnight, until soft. Drain, rinse couple times and drain well or pat dry.
2. 2

   Cut out the stem ends and any other hard parts of the soaked musir. Then finely chop the shallot slices.
3. 3

   Combine chopped shallots, Greek yogurt , salt , pepper and mix well. Add mint (optional) if desired.
4. 4

   Cover and let it chill until served. The flavors blend well when it is left to chill for some hours.
5. 5

   Garnish with rose petals (optional) , fresh mint leaves and a drizzle of olive oil (optional) .