Tzatziki
is a traditional sauce which goes nicely with Gyros, Souvlaki
and Greek salad. It can be eaten as a dip and is a healthy, delicious appetizer. There are different versions of the tzatziki recipe. You
could either use sour milk, or yoghurt/strained yoghurt, or sour cream depending on what flavour you like. And you can choose if you would like to add crushed and dried
mint, crushed and dried dill, or simply fresh dill.
Tzatziki
Sauce - Ingredients for Eight Servings
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Eight ounce of simple yogurt, or strained yogurt
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Two cucumbers, peeled
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½ to one lemon
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1-2 tbsp of virgin essential olive oil
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One tbsp of chopped up fresh dill, or dried and crushed dill/dried and crushed mint
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Three cloves of garlic, peeled
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Pepper and salt, as much or as low as you wish
How to make the Tzatziki Sauce:
In a bowl combine the
yogurt, fresh lemon juice, and essential olive oil. Put it in the fridge for about 1
hour - tzatziki is usually served cold. Then remove the seeds from the cucumbers (just to remove the extra moisture) and grate them. Take the bowl out of the fridge and add the grated cucumbers together with the garlic cloves, dill or mint, and
pepper and salt. Voila: Your tzatziki sauce is ready to be to served.
Alternatively you could also use just one garlic clove if the flavour and smell of garlic is too intense for you.
Or, if you are not a fan of garlic at all just leave it out. If you like, you can serve the tzatziki sauce together with Feta cheese, Pita bread and olives on top.
