Tzatziki Sauce- Famous Greek Dip
Greek cuisine has a lot of similarities with Arabic cuisine. The use of olive oil, garlic, herbs, minimum spice levels are just few of the common elements. While wasting my time on Pinterest as baby Z takes a nap, I came across the Tzatziki sauce. The recipe was mouth watering enough for me to try! I set out to buy the basic ingredients needed and made it the very next day. Tzatziki sauce is used with meats – especially grilled meat. Its the basic sauce served in Chicken Gyro. A great combo to be served as a dip with vegetables.
Tzatziki Sauce – Famous Greek Dip – Perfect for Gyros
Recipe: Tzatziki Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 cups Greek Yogurt (You can use the regular yogurt as well )
- 1 medium size cucumber
- 2 tbsp Olive OIl
- 2-3 Garlic
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- Olives – sliced thinly
- Parsley, Dill or Mint – sliced thinly
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- If you are using simple yogurt- put it in a sieve covered with cheese cloth for straining water out from yogurt. Place a bowl under the sieve to catch all the water. Leave it in fridge for 8 hours or overnight.
- Shred cucumber and leave it in a sieve for half an hour till all the water is drained. Once dried, add it in the yogurt.
- Shred the garlic and add it in strained yogurt.
- Add lemon juice, olive oil and salt
- Add olives and herb of your choice
- Mix all the ingredients well and leave it in refrigerator for about an hour before serving
Cooking time: 20 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 4
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Categorised as: Dips & Sauces