Tzatziki - Easy to do and Very moist even after warming up leftovers the next day!. Today I am sharing this Tzatziki! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 35 minutes! Tzatziki, cacık or tarator is a dip, soup, or sauce found in the cuisines of Southeast Europe and the Middle East. It is made of salted strained yogurt or diluted yogurt mixed with cucumbers, garlic, salt. Watch how to make Greek tzatziki sauce in this short recipe video. It's so easy to make with simple ingredients, including Greek yogurt, cucumber, fresh herbs, olive oil, lemon and garlic. This tzatziki sauce tied everything together.
I pretty much drowned my chicken and smothered everything on my plate with it.
I then proceeded to down everything way to fast because it all tasted so.
This is the best homemade tzatziki recipe!
You can cook Tzatziki with 7 Ingredients and 4 steps. See the following guide!
Ingredients for Tzatziki:
- 300 ml Greek yoghurt.
- 1/4 cucumber.
- 1/3 bunch mint.
- 1 tsp dill.
- 1 tbsp lemon juice.
- 1 clove garlic.
- pinch salt.
Refreshing cucumber, creamy Greek yogurt, and zingy lemon make it the perfect sauce for just about everything. Tzatziki Sauce is a lusciously creamy, flavorful sauce or dip that is HEALTHY and EASY! Tzatziki Sauce is a versatile condiment that will make all of your Mediterranean recipes better! You may be wondering, "What is Tzatziki sauce?" One of the first things we made in that (six-hour + exhausting + amazing) class was this Tzatziki sauce!
Step by step how to cook Tzatziki:
- Add the yoghurt to a bowl. Chop the cucumber into small cubes, about 1/8 inch each. Finely chop the mint and add both to the yoghurt..
- Smash the peeled clove of garlic with the flat of a knife and put this in, too..
- Finally, add the dill, lemon juice and salt, stir, then put in the fridge for at least 40 minutes. All the flavours will seep into the yoghurt, so honestly, this part, where you do nothing, is the most important bit..
- Once it’s done, remove the garlic clove, as it’s an unpleasant surprise otherwise, and smear liberally over meat and bread to hide a multitude of culinary sins. Or just dip carrots in it, and eat it that way..
This Greek tzatziki recipe is easy to make, and SO fresh and delicious! Feel free to serve this as a tzatziki sauce on gyros or sandwiches, or use it as a tzatziki dip with pita and your favorite veggies. To be truly superb, tzatziki MUST be made with strained, whole mild yogurt from Greece, otherwise the result will be runny as many users have noted. The BEST Homemade Tzatziki Sauce Recipe! This easy tzatziki sauce is made with Greek yogurt, sour cream and fresh dill!