Tzatziki

Name: Tzatziki
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 500 g Greek yogurt (whole milk); 1 medium (300 g) Cucumber; 3 cloves Garlic; 2 tbsp Olive oil; 1 tbsp Lemon juice or red wine vinegar; 2 tbsp (5 g) Fresh dill, chopped; 1/2 tsp Salt; to taste Black pepper

Greek

Side Difficulty: Easy Servings: 8 Total: 15 min

Ingredients

Greek yogurt (whole milk) 500 g
Cucumber 1 medium (300 g)
Garlic 3 cloves
Olive oil 2 tbsp
Lemon juice or red wine vinegar 1 tbsp
Fresh dill, chopped 2 tbsp (5 g)
Salt 1/2 tsp
Black pepper to taste

Prep

15 min

Cook

0 min

Instructions

1
Coarsely grate the unpeeled cucumber, mix it with a pinch of the salt and leave it in a sieve for 10 minutes.
2
Squeeze the cucumber hard in a clean kitchen towel to remove as much liquid as possible, about 100 ml.
3
Crush the garlic to a paste with the remaining salt.
4
Stir the yogurt, cucumber, garlic, lemon juice, dill and 1 tbsp of the olive oil together in a bowl and season with pepper.
5
Taste and add more salt or lemon juice if needed.
6
Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour so the flavors blend.
7
Spoon into a bowl, drizzle with the remaining olive oil and serve cold with pita, grilled meat or vegetables.