Tzatziki Recipe – A creamy sauce with greek yogurt & cucumbers
Tzatziki is a creamy Greek yogurt sauce with cucumbers and fresh garlic that is a perfect accompaniment to many Mediterranean dishes, sandwiches, pita bread, or your favorite vegetables!
- 2 cup Greek yogurt (I used whole milk greek yogurt)
- 3 tsp Dill- finely chopped
- 1 English cucumber - thinly grated (seedless variety)
- 3 Garlic cloves
- 4 tsp Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp Cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1
- Remove stems from dill and chop finely
- Grate or mince cucumber – If you grate it, make sure to squeeze and strain the juice
- Mince Garlic
- Add the Greek yogurt to a mixing bowl
- Add dill, cucumber, and garlic
- Add Lemon juice,(Optional - cumin powder), salt, and extra virgin olive oil
- Adjust salt as needed
- Mix well
Serve with Pita bread, falafels, or gyros
Use Extra Virgin olive oil only – This is the highest quality of olive oil that has lower acidity content. It is considered the best simply because it retains most of the natural flavor and aroma. Also, this is the most commonly used type of olive oil for health purposes.
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