Easy Recipe for Tzatziki Sauce
Tzatziki sauce is an easy and refreshing sauce that goes well with so many things. Made with yogurt, garlic, herbs, lemon, and cucumber.
Equipment
- Medium Mixing Bowl
- Measuring Spoons
- Measuring Cups
- Mixing spoon
- Garlic Press
- Box Grater
- Tea Towel or paper towel
- Rubber Spatula
- Serving Dish
Ingredients
- 1 Medium Cucumber - 4"-5" long.
- Zest of 1 Lemon
- Juice of half of a lemon
- 1-2 Cloves Garlic - Minced
- 2 cup Plain, unsweetened Greek Style Yogurt - or homemade plain, unsweetened yogurt
- 2-3 tbsp Fresh chopped herbs: Dill, mint, parsley, chives - or 1.5 tsp dried herbs
- Salt and pepper - to taste
Instructions
- Mince the garlic. Set aside.
- Chop the herbs. Reserve a couple pinches for garnish. Set aside.
- Wash cucumber. Peel can be removed if you wish, as well as the seeds if they are very large. Grate the cucumber on the large holes of a box grater. Place the grated cucumber in a clean tea towel and squeeze out any excess liquid. Transfer the grated, strained cucumber to a medium sized mixing bowl.
- Using a micro plane grater, zest 1 lemon and add the zest to the cucumber. Squeeze in juice of half the lemon.
- Add the remaining ingredients; the garlic, herbs, yogurt, salt and pepper, to the bowl and thoroughly combine.
- Transfer the mixture to a serving dish and drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with the reserved chopped herbs.
- Serve cold.
Notes
OPTIONAL:
- For a chunkier sauce dice the cucumbers into ¼ inch dice.
- Add more garlic if you prefer.
- Go easy on the dill to start, especially if you’re using dried. It can become overpowering quickly. You can always add more if you like.
- Serve with fresh bread
- This sauce is lovely as a veggie dip or with fish or chicken.
- Try it as a sandwich spread for a change from mayo.
- Tzatziki is a lovely compliment to spicy or rich tasting meats like gyro meat or shawarma.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
- Consume within 1 week.