This tzatziki recipe is made with creamy Greek yogurt, cucumber, tangy lemon juice and zest, garlic and vivid pops of recent herbs.

I went on a date my first summer season residence from faculty and the man took me to a hole-in-the-wall Greek restaurant with essentially the most scrumptious fried potatoes and tzatziki (pronounced Tsaht-ZEE-kee). It was completely crunchy, fried and indulgent with this gentle and refreshing sauce. I’ve been offered ever since!

I’ve stated many occasions how a lot of a sauce/dip lover I’m, and this one is my newest obsession. We apply it to selfmade gyros, in fact, however I additionally adore it as a dip for recent veggies or pita bread. It’s additionally nice as a unfold on sandwiches or as a dressing for salad.

Tzatziki Sauce Substances

The elements are so easy, however the mixture of all of them makes such a refreshing and attractive sauce. Here’s what you will have:

• Plain Greek Yogurt: you should utilize full fats, low fats or fats free, however the fats free doesn’t maintain up fairly as effectively and undoubtedly keep on with Greek yogurt
• Lemon Zest and Juice: you’ll undoubtedly need recent lemon juice for this recipe and you’ll’t beat the flavour you get from the zest
• Additional-Virgin Olive Oil: a superb high quality olive oil is really helpful
• Garlic: seize a complete head of garlic and both press the clove or finely grate it in order that texturally you don’t understand it’s there however you continue to get that unmistakable taste
• Cucumber: at all times use English cucumbers as a result of they’re much less seedy and just a little sweeter
  • PRO TIP: I attempted grated and minced and I a lot favor grated cucumber.
• Sea Salt: provides taste
• Dill: recent and chopped…I don’t advocate dried, simply not the identical
• Mint: recent and finely chopped

Make This Tzatziki Recipe

1. Put together the cucumber: grate it after which squeeze as a lot of the surplus liquid out of it as attainable utilizing paper towels, cheesecloth or a skinny dish towel
2. Prep the opposite elements: zest and juice the lemon, mince the herbs and garlic
3. Create the sauce: whisk all of the elements collectively
4. Let is relaxation: cowl the sauce and let it relaxation within the fridge for a minimum of an hour so all the flavour can meld collectively

Ideas for Success

We have now tried totally different combos and tried to chop some corners right here and there, however we have now discovered that recent elements are crucial! Contemporary lemon and recent herbs!

Use English cucumbers as an alternative of standard cucumbers. You don’t have to peel them and the seeds are so tiny that you simply don’t even discover them.

Squeeze the dwelling daylights out of that cucumber! You need the recent taste of the cucumber however you don’t any of the surplus moisture or it is going to trigger your Greek yogurt sauce to be watery and separate.

After you’ve combined every part collectively, let it relaxation within the fridge so all of the flavors can mix. It actually does make an enormous distinction! You possibly can even make it a day forward of time if you would like.

Make this yogurt unfold all summer season lengthy! The youngsters adore it and you’ll dip all of your recent backyard produce in it!

Use Greek Tzatziki Sauce

We sometimes consider tzatziki sauce being on gyros, which I extremely advocate! However don’t cease there! This creamy cucumber yogurt dip can be utilized on salads, sandwiches or as a dip for veggies (recent or grilled) or for crackers and pita wedges. We additionally adore it on the highest of baked potatoes and even roasted hen!

It additionally goes nice with our Greek hen souvlaki kabobs or on our Greek turkey tostadas. Oooohhh…and I’m dying to strive it as a dip for our Greek lemon roasted potatoes. Cue the mouth watering!

If you’re searching for another Greek impressed recipes to eat tzatziki with, strive our Greek salad, selfmade tabbouleh, Greek salad skewers, or our Greek pasta salad.

Why is My Tzatziki Sauce Watery?

A watery tzatziki sauce is generally as a result of cucumbers. Cucumbers maintain a lot water that you simply actually must wring these infants out while you grate them. When you go away an excessive amount of water in them, they are going to skinny out your sauce and even trigger separation within the sauce.

Storage

Retailer tzatziki in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 5 days. It might separate just a little because it sits, however simply give it a superb stir and it will likely be advantageous. Cucumber sauce doesn’t freeze effectively sadly.

This tzatziki recipe is ideal for warm summer season days and can be utilized in so many various methods. We’re going to be making all of it summer season lengthy! It’s wholesome, cool and creamy, simply what you need in a summer season yogurt dip!

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