How to Make Authentic Greek Tzatziki Sauce (Creamy Cucumber Yogurt Sauce)
Description
Tzatziki sauce is one of those versatile dips that can be served with just about anything from baked salmon to a plate of veggies and warm pita bread. This creamy sauce combines cool cucumber, fresh finely chopped dill, garlic and lemon juice. Top it with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and you’ve got yourself a mouthwatering Mediterranean medley.
Ingredients
- 1 – 1 & 1/4 cups cucumber, peeled, grated and weeped (about 1 medium cucumber)
- 3/4 cup Greek yogurt
- 2 teaspoons dried dill
- 1 & 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil (+ more for drizzling)
- 1/8 teaspoon Himalayan pink salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Finely chop or use a large hole cheese grater to grate cucumber. (We typically chop ours.)
- Cucumbers are made up mostly of water, which is why this next step is IMPERATIVE. If you skip it, you’ll have watery sauce rather than cucumber sauce. It’s time to learn the art of weeping! Wrap up your chopped cucumber in a tea towel or a few layers of cheesecloth. If you have time, you can sit the cloth in a strainer for an hour or two and allow the water to drip out naturally. If you’re pinched for time, wring the water out with your hands. Squeeze, but be careful that you don’t wring the towel so hard that you break it! We’ve done that before and our cucumber ended up at the bottom on the sink.
- Combine all cucumber sauce ingredients and mix or blend together, depending on the consistency that you prefer. Taste test! Cucumber sauce is all about seasoning to taste. If you’re a huge fan of dill, add a little more.
- Put cucumber sauce in a bowl or container and place in the fridge for 2+ hours to overnight to allow yogurt to thicken and herbs to impart flavor. Store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
- If serving your sauce as a dip, drizzle a small amount of EVOO on top just before serving (it looks and tastes amazing!).
Notes
Substitutions: 1 teaspoon minced garlic for 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder.
We recommend organic ingredients when feasible.
Always check for FfL-friendly ingredients.
- Category: Recipes
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