Homemade Tzatziki Recipe – Oh Sweet Basil

This tzatziki recipe is made with creamy Greek yogurt, cucumber, tangy lemon juice and zest, garlic and vivid pops of recent herbs.

I went on a date my first summer time house from faculty and the man took me to a hole-in-the-wall Greek restaurant with essentially the most scrumptious fried potatoes and tzatziki (pronounced Tsaht-ZEE-kee). It was completely crunchy, fried and indulgent with this mild and refreshing sauce. I’ve been offered ever since!

I’ve stated many occasions how a lot of a sauce/dip lover I’m, and this one is my newest obsession. We apply it to homemade gyros, in fact, however I additionally find it irresistible as a dip for recent veggies or pita bread. It’s additionally nice as a unfold on sandwiches or as a dressing for salad.

Tzatziki Sauce Substances

The components are so easy, however the mixture of all of them makes such a refreshing and engaging sauce. Here’s what you have to:

• Plain Greek Yogurt: you need to use full fats, low fats or fats free, however the fats free doesn’t maintain up fairly as properly and positively follow Greek yogurt
• Lemon Zest and Juice: you’ll positively need recent lemon juice for this recipe and you may’t beat the flavour you get from the zest
• Additional-Virgin Olive Oil: high quality olive oil is advisable
• Garlic: seize an entire head of garlic and both press the clove or finely grate it in order that texturally you don’t realize it’s there however you continue to get that unmistakable taste
• Cucumber: all the time use English cucumbers as a result of they’re much less seedy and just a little sweeter
  • PRO TIP: I attempted grated and minced and I a lot choose grated cucumber.
• Sea Salt: provides taste
• Dill: recent and chopped…I don’t suggest dried, simply not the identical
• Mint: recent and finely chopped

Tips on how to Make This Tzatziki Recipe

1. Put together the cucumber: grate it after which squeeze as a lot of the surplus liquid out of it as attainable utilizing paper towels, cheesecloth or a skinny dish towel
2. Prep the opposite components: zest and juice the lemon, mince the herbs and garlic
3. Create the sauce: whisk all of the components collectively
4. Let is relaxation: cowl the sauce and let it relaxation within the fridge for a minimum of an hour so all the flavour can meld collectively

Ideas for Success

We have now tried totally different mixtures and tried to chop some corners right here and there, however we’ve discovered that recent components are vital! Contemporary lemon and recent herbs!

Use English cucumbers as a substitute of standard cucumbers. You don’t have to peel them and the seeds are so tiny that you just don’t even discover them.

Squeeze the dwelling daylights out of that cucumber! You need the recent taste of the cucumber however you don’t any of the surplus moisture or it can trigger your Greek yogurt sauce to be watery and separate.

After you’ve combined every part collectively, let it relaxation within the fridge so all of the flavors can mix. It actually does make an enormous distinction! You possibly can even make it a day forward of time in order for you.

Make this yogurt unfold all summer time lengthy! The youngsters find it irresistible and you may dip all of your recent backyard produce in it!

Tips on how to Use Greek Tzatziki Sauce

We sometimes consider tzatziki sauce being on gyros, which I extremely suggest! However don’t cease there! This creamy cucumber yogurt dip can be utilized on salads, sandwiches or as a dip for veggies (recent or grilled) or for crackers and pita wedges. We additionally find it irresistible on the highest of baked potatoes and even roasted chicken!

It additionally goes nice with our Greek chicken souvlaki kabobs or on our Greek turkey tostadas. Oooohhh…and I’m dying to strive it as a dip for our Greek lemon roasted potatoes. Cue the mouth watering!

In case you are in search of another Greek impressed recipes to eat tzatziki with, strive our Greek salad, homemade tabbouleh, Greek salad skewers, or our Greek pasta salad.

Why is My Tzatziki Sauce Watery?

A watery tzatziki sauce is generally as a result of cucumbers. Cucumbers maintain a lot water that you just actually must wring these infants out whenever you grate them. In the event you depart an excessive amount of water in them, they may skinny out your sauce and even trigger separation within the sauce.

Storage

Retailer tzatziki in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 5 days. It might separate just a little because it sits, however simply give it stir and it will likely be advantageous. Cucumber sauce doesn’t freeze properly sadly.

This tzatziki recipe is ideal for decent summer time days and can be utilized in so many alternative methods. We’re going to be making all of it summer time lengthy! It’s wholesome, cool and creamy, simply what you need in a summer time yogurt dip!

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