Tzatziki Recipe (Cucumber Greek Dip)

Tzatziki is one of the preparations widely used in Greek and Turkish cuisine. Like Ktipiti, you can use it for appetizer. The main ingredients are cucumber and yogurt (Greek, of course), seasoned with herbs, garlic, olive oil and a squeeze of lemon.

It is been two years qlready since I first went to Greece to spend the last days of August and since then I would like to go back! Why? Because there you can eat a pork kebab, served with a spoon of tzatziki, and  garnished with red onion and parsley which is the best kebab I hvae ever had. It is really good, frankly. With fries and a beer for me was the food of the gods 😉 So I hope to go back in Greece, ortherwise I would have to learn how to make pork kebab, as in Spain and in France you cannot find pork kebab.

Tzatziki Recipe (Cucumber Greek Dip)

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Serves: 4 Time: 45m Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

• 1/4 cucumber (or 1/2, if it is small)
• 1 Greek yogurt (125 g)
• 1 clove of garlic
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1/2 tablespoon of lemon juice
• Parsley, to taste
• Fresh mint, to taste
• Dill, to taste
• Salt

Directions

1. Peel the garlic, remove the seed (the green part) and crush it in a mortar with a pinch of salt until you form a paste.
2. Peel the cucumber, remove the seeds and shred it or cut it into very small cubes.
3. Wash and finely chop the dill, the mint and the parsley.
4. In a bowl, add and mix Greek yogurt with the cucumber and the garlic paste.
5. Then add the herbs and mix well.
6. Finally, season with olive oil, lemon juice and adjust salt to taste. Mix well.
7. It’s done.

Hints, Tips, and Tricks

• You can serve it immediately or refrigerate.
• You can use it as a sauce for sandwiches, prepare kebabs, or accompany meat or chicken.
• You can serve it as an appetizer with raw vegetables to dip with pita bread or spread on blinis.
• You can add a pinch of freshly ground pepper. I prefer the taste without the pepper.
• You can add a little water to lighten the yogurt sauce if it is too thick.

 

Categories: aperitivos ^[1] recipe ^[2] salsas ^[3]

Tags: griega ^[4] pepino ^[5] yogur ^[6]