Cucumber Salad with Tahini-Yogurt Sauce

Home » Recipe Type » Appetizers » Cucumber Salad with Tahini-Yogurt SauceLeave a Review //By Alexandra Stafford onJuly 29, 2016 (updated August 16, 2018) Jump To RecipeThis post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.Skip to RecipeAt some point during the spring, Ben and I watched Cooked, Michael Pollan’s documentary on the history and evolution of food preparation. In each of the four episodes — Fire, Water, Air, Earth — Pollan explores various cooking techniques, tackling classic recipes along the way. After watching Air, an episode devoted mostly to bread that prominently features Richard Bourdon of Berkshire Mountain Bakery, I added “day-trip to the Berkshires” to our summer bucket list.And last Sunday, we checked that box, taking the scenic route home from my parents’ house in Guilford, CT, making a stop in Great Barrington, MA for bread. Having watched Cooked but also knowing Bourdon’s influence — Chad Robertson’s bread journey began at BMB — we had high ho...