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Traditional Tzatziki

Quick and Easy recipe for traditional tzatziki! This healthy and versatile dish can be used as a dip, a sauce or a spread. perfect with gyros or grilled meats, in pitas and wraps, dolloped over salads or simply served with pita chips.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Appetizer, sauce, Side Dish
Cuisine: greek, Mediterranean
Keyword: Dip, greek, sauce, spread, tzatziki
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 70kcal
Author: Marie Muccio

Ingredients

  • 2 cucumbers coursley grated
  • 1 ½ cups Natural Greek Yoghurt
  • ¼ cup Dill finely chopped
  • ¼ cup Mint Finely chopped
  • 1 small garlic clove crushed
  • 2 tbsp Extra virgin oive oil
  • juice of 1 lemon

Instructions

  • Using your hands, squeeze as much of the water out of the grated cucumber as you can and transfer to a bowl.
  • Add the yoghurt, herbs, garlic, olive oil and lemon. season well and mix until combined
  • best served immediately or refrigerate for later.

Notes

Tips:
*keeps well in the fridge for up to 3 days
*I find making this the day before allows the garlic to settle as well as allowing the other ingredients to infuse. 
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