Tzatziki is a sauce served with grilled meats or as a dip. Tzatziki Sauce is made of salted strained yogurt or diluted yogurt mixed with cucumbers, garlic, salt, olive oil, sometimes with vinegar or lemon juice, and some herbs like dill, mint, parsley, thyme etc.
Ingredients
- 1 medium cucumber (about 8 oz), peeled, seeded and chopped into chunks
- 1 tsp salt, plus more to taste
- 2 (5.3 oz) containers plain Greek yogurt (1 heaping cup)
- 1 clove garlic, finely minced
- 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 1 Tbsp chopped fresh dill (or 1 tsp dried)
- Freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- Place diced cucumber in a mesh strainer or colander and sprinkle with salt, toss to evenly coat then allow to rest 30 minutes at room temperature.
- Rinse cucumbers and place over several layers of paper towels. Squeeze some of the liquid from cucumbers (almost as if wringing moisture from a cloth). Place cucumbers in food processor and pulse to chop fine (if there’s excess liquid drain it off).
- Pour cucumbers into a mixing bowl add Greek yogurt, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, parsley, and dill and season with salt and pepper to taste. Whisk to combine. Store in refrigerator in an airtight container.
