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Tzatziki is a healthy sauce you can serve with chicken, grilled veggies, pita chips, gyros and as a raw veggie dip.
Author: Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com
Skill Level: Easy
Cost To Make: $4-$5
Serving: 3 cups
Ingredients
- ½ English cucumber, peeled
- 16 oz (2 cups) Cold plain Greek yogurt (either full fat or fat free will work)
- 4 cloves garlic, pressed
- ⅓ cup chopped dill, fresh or frozen
- 1½ Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice (Juice of ½ lemon; please squeeze a real lemon)
- ½ tsp salt, or to taste
- ⅛ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- How to Make Tzatziki Sauce:
- The Cucumber should be peeled, finely diced and strained of it's juices. I squeezed it really tight by the fistful. You can use a cheese cloth if you wish. Getting rid of excess juice is important so that you tzatziki sauce isn't watery the next day.
- Combine the strained and chopped cucumber with 2 cups plain greek yogurt, 1½ Tbsp lemon juice, 4 pressed garlic cloves, ⅓ cup chopped dill, ½ tsp salt (add more to taste) and ⅛ tsp black pepper.
- Mix everything together and add more salt to taste if needed. It's best to refrigerate for about 1 hour before serving to let the flavors meld. It tastes even better when refrigerated overnight!
