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1. 1
   Line a sieve with kitchen paper or muslin cloth and spoon in the yogurt. Cover with another sheet of kitchen paper and refrigerate for at least 12 hours to strain.
2. 2
   In a bowl, combine lemon juice, most of the olive oil, and dried mint. Stir well and let the mint soften. Mix in the strained yogurt.
3. 3
   Halve the cucumber lengthways and remove the seeds with a teaspoon. Cut widthways into shorter pieces, then coarsely grate into a separate bowl. Squeeze out as much liquid as possible using clean hands or a cloth.
4. 4
   Add the strained cucumber, minced garlic, and salt to the yogurt mixture. Stir well. Serve drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkle of dried mint.
5. 5
   step 3
6. 6
   Halve the cucumber(s) lengthways and remove the seeds by running a teaspoon from the top to the bottom of the flesh, halve the cucumbers widthways to make them shorter and easier to handle, then coarsely grate each one into the bowl the yogurt was straining over. Using clean hands (or a clean muslin cloth), squeeze as much of the liquid out of the cucumber as possible.
7. 7
   step 4
8. 8
   Add the strained, grated cucumber, garlic and ¾ tsp flaky salt to the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Garnish with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkling of dried mint.