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Greek Tzatziki Sauce
This Easy Tzatziki sauce is a classic Greek sauce, and great with dishes like gyros, pitas, and more! It's an easy recipe you can make in less than 20 minutes.
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 20 tablespoons
Calories: 12 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Appetizer , Condiments
Cuisine:
Greek , American
Ingredients
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt (I use nonfat)
- ½ whole English cucumber chopped
- 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt divided
- 1 clove garlic mashed
- 1 whole lemon juiced and zested
- ½ tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill
Instructions
- Start by adding your cucumber and ½ teaspoon kosher salt to a bowl and mix around. Let it sit for 10 minutes to extract extra water from the cucumbers.
- Remove the cucumbers from the bowl and squeeze with cheesecloth or a paper towel to remove the water and return them back to the bowl.
- Add in your garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, fresh dill, salt, and pepper. Mix together.
- Drizzle in the olive oil and mix to combine.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1tablespoon
Calories
12kcal
(1%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.2g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.04g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
1mg
(0%)
Sodium
121mg
(5%)
Potassium
2mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.02g
(0%)
Sugar
0.5g
(1%)
Vitamin A
10IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Iron
0.01mg
(0%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20tablespoons
Amount Per Serving
Calories 12
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1tablespoon | |
| Calories | 12kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.04g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 121mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 2mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.02g | 0% |
| Sugar | 0.5g | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 10IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.01mg | 0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.