Greek Tzatziki Sauce
Greek tzatziki sauce is a bright, delicious combination of Greek yogurt, cucumber, garlic, and a few other traditional flavors that are incredible with meat, fish, veggies, or bread. It is so easy and takes all of 5 minutes to make your own batch that is vastly superior to anything you can pick up at the market!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 90kcal
Ingredients
- 1 english cucumber diced small (about 1 cup)
- 1 Tablespoon salt for leeching water from the cucumber
- 1 ½ cups greek yogurt
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon Freshly ground pepper
- Juice of ½ a lemon
- 1 Tablespoon fresh dill chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried dill)
Instructions
- Sprinkle 1 tablespoon salt over the cucumber and allow water to drain in a colander over a bowl for 30 minutes. If needed, you can rinse and dry the cucumber to get rid of some of the salt, but most of it will rinse off from the water that comes out of the cucumber anyway.
- In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients except cucumber and dill. Stir together, then stir in cucumber and dill and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to 1 hour before serving.
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Notes
- Storage: Tzatziki sauce will keep in the fridge for about 4 days. If it gets watery on top, just give it a good stir before using.
- Serve with: Tzatziki sauce is great on gyros made with Greek Meatballs (Keftedes), over grilled or fried fish, steak, or marinated chicken, with warm, soft pita bread for dipping, or on fries. Or, you know, just eat it straight out of the bowl with a spoon. It's that good.
Nutrition
Calories: 90kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 2064mg | Potassium: 231mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 91IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 1mg