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Tzatziki Sauce

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Tzatziki is a simple yogurt based sauce popular in mediterranean cuisine. Made with cucumber, fresh lemon juice, garlic and dill, it’s the perfect dip for meat, bread, and veggies.

tzatziki sauce in a while bowl on a white background with a lemon and cucumber peel

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Ingredients

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  • greek yogurt
  • olive oil
  • cucumber
  • freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • dill
  • garlic
  • salt

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

box grater with cucumber on a towel

Step One: Peel and grate half of a large cucumber. Place grated cucumber in a clean dish towel and squeeze out any excess liquid. You should be left with a ball of grated cucumber.

yogurt, olive oil and spices in a glass bowl on a wooden cutting board

Step Two: Mince two cloves of garlic and juice a lemon.

grated cucumber in a bowl on a cutting board

Step Three: Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl and serve immediately or refrigerate for later.

Hint: Grate the cucumber straight onto a tea towel. This is super easy if you are using a box grater.

Give yourself the gift of prep!

In this section I will give you ways to freeze, re-purpose and/or use some of your ingredients for another meal. Save yourself some time and effort next time you’re in the kitchen!

  • Make a dressing: Keep leftover tzatziki sauce and add red wine vinegar to create the creamy greek salad dressing used in my Greek Chicken Quinoa Salad.

Equipment

Box grater- I find the box grater to be the easiest tool to use when grating a cucumber. You can chose a fine grate or a normal grate depending on how chunky you want the cucumber to be in your tzatziki sauce.

Storage

Store in the fridge for 3 days.

Top Tip

To minimize dishes, grate the cucumber straight onto a tea towel, then squeeze. This is super easy if you are using a box grater.

Looking for other dips and sauces? Try these:

Pairing

These are my favorite dishes to serve with tzatziki:

Recipe

Tzatziki Sauce
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Tzatziki Sauce

Recipe by KealyCourse: Sides, DipsCuisine: MediterraneanDifficulty: Easy
Servings

8

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Total time

10

minutes

Tzatziki is a simple yogurt based sauce popular in mediterranean cuisine. Made with cucumber, fresh lemon juice, garlic and dill, it's the perfect dip for meat, bread, and veggies.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup grated cucumber

  • ½ cup plain greek yogurt

  • Juice of half a lemon

  • 1 teaspoon dry dill

  • 2 cloves garlic, minced

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

  • ½ teaspoon salt

Directions

  • Peel and grate half of a large cucumber. Place grated cucumber in a clean dish towel and squeeze out any excess liquid. You should be left with a ball of grated cucumber.
  • Mince two cloves of garlic and juice a lemon.
  • Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl and serve immediately or refrigerate for later.