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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!
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 90 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
European
Ingredients
- 1 English cucumber diced small (about 1 cup)
- 1 Tablespoon salt for leeching water from the cucumber
- 1 1/2 cups Greek yogurt
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- Juice of 1/2 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.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- Adapted from Recipe Runner and Gimme Some Oven.
- 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.
- This recipe is on page 77 of my cookbook, House of Nash Eats Everyday!
Nutrition Information
Calories
90kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
4mg
(1%)
Sodium
2064mg
(86%)
Potassium
231mg
(7%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
91IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
100mg
(10%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 90
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 90kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 4mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 2064mg | 86% |
| Potassium | 231mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 91IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 100mg | 10% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.