RCI-BV.004.0006.001

Tzatziki

Name: Tzatziki
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 1½ cups yogurt; 4 cloves garlic (minced); 1 tablespoon dill (sub. ¼ tablespoon of tarragon if no dill available); 2 tablespoons olive oil; 4 tablespoons lemon juice (optional (usually not used)); 2 small cucumbers (diced); 1 unit Salt (to dry cucumber); 1 unit white pepper (to taste (optional, usually not used)); 1 unit salt (to taste)

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Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

yogurt
1½ cups
garlic
minced
4 cloves
dill (sub. ¼ tablespoon of tarragon if no dill available)
1 tablespoon
olive oil
2 tablespoons
lemon juice (optional
usually not used)
4 tablespoons
cucumbers
diced
2 small
Salt
to dry cucumber
1 unit
white pepper
to taste (optional, usually not used)
1 unit
salt
to taste
1 unit

Method

Drain yogurt in a sieve or a cheesecloth for about 3 hours prior to using it, along with draining the Cucumber and salting it to further remove moisture.

Combine yogurt, garlic, olive oil, and lemon juice in a bowl and cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or more.

After refrigerating, add dill and cucumber into bowl and mix with a whip until smooth.

Add pepper and salt to taste.

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