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Tzatziki Recipe

Greece

Tzatziki

Cuisine of Greece Tzatziki is a yogurt sauce that's great over gyros, pitas, salads, lamb, as a dip, or for anything you'd like a cool tasty sauce on.

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups yogurt
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon dill (sub. ¼ tablespoon of tarragon if no dill is available)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 tablespoons lemon juice (optional)
  • 2 small cucumbers, diced
  • Salt
  • White pepper, to taste (optional)

Procedure

  1. Drain yogurt in a sieve or a cheesecloth for about 3 hours prior to using it.
  2. Drain the cucumber and salt it to further remove moisture.
  3. Combine yogurt, garlic, olive oil, and lemon juice in a bowl and cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or more.
  4. After refrigerating, add dill and cucumber into bowl and mix with a whisk until smooth.
  5. Add pepper and salt to taste.

Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook · Cookbook:Tzatziki, CC BY-SA 3.0.