5/12/09

Greek (Yogurt) Goodness


Few days back, Kristina from The Stonyfield farm emailed me asking if I would like to try their Greek yogurt. And since I have been using and loving their products for quiet some time now I was only happy to oblige. So they sent me this wonderful package full of coupons, info and a cute little hand bag.


Oikos Organic Greek yogurt can be used in a variety of ways while cooking – in baking, as a substitute for sour cream, and mayonnaise, to create tasty low-fat dishes. Greek yogurt is strained, making it thicker and more versatile in recipes than regular yogurt. Oikos is organic, which means it's made without artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners, and it's made from organic milk produced without the use of toxic persistent pesticides, chemical fertilizers, antibiotics, or artificial growth hormones (rBST).


I could not wait to try it. The yogurt comes in different flavors like vanilla, blueberry and honey . The honey yogurt has a beautiful n delicate golden layer of honey at the bottom n the blueberry flavoured yogurt has kinda like a blueberry jam... so try emptying these containers upside down on a platter for a lovely presentation. I blended the vanilla with some rose syrup and sugar to make rose lassi served with some grated nutmeg, just whipped the honey yogurt and tossed in some toasted walnuts to spread on the breakfast toast , blueberry smoothie was the quickest and refreshing with a hint of mint. I also enjoyed the eating spoonfuls of the plain Greek yogurt, and used the rest to marinate chicken kebabs, the recipe I intend to post soon.


Thank You Kristina for introducing me to these delicious treats ,these will be a staple in my kitchen from now on. Meanwhile for more recipe inspirations using Greek yogurt you can check this out.

9 comments:

lubnakarim06 said...

Honey yogurt sounds completely new to me....

rahin said...

ya lubna , its a very gud combination of flavours , many people in mideastern countries also eat their yogurt with honey

Cham said...

I always have a container of greek yogurt, just subst like cream or cheese, make a sudden shrikand too. Love the drink with rose syrup flavor!

rahin said...

hey cham , its probably best to make shrikhand with , everytime i make it using greek yogurt , its a huge huge hit , infact i was thinking of posting abt it :)and you are right , its very quick too

Uma said...

I never tried greek yogurt. looks tempting. the drinks look so good.

Chef Jeena said...

All looks so lovely. :-)

rahin said...

Uma, You should try it , its very gud , like cham said , use it for shrikhand or with parathas or for marinating ur kebabs the possibilities are many , try making the creamiest butermilk with it

Thank you Jeena

Gita Jaishankar said...

Me too...I am still using those coupons...I have also brought honey yogurt...I have taste it soon :)

Rahin said...

dont you love it Gita !