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May 23, 2019

Tzatziki Sauce

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Tzatziki sauce is perfect with any Greek or Middle Eastern food.  Pour over meats and wraps or use as a dip with pita and veggies!

Tzatziki sauce is perfect with any Greek or Middle Eastern food.  Pour over meats and wraps or use as a dip with pita and veggies!

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If you came here looking for the best and easiest tzatziki recipe, boy do I have it right here!  If you pronounce it tazikis, it's okay!  That's how I first searched for it back in the day, too!

pita dipped into tzatziki

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  • 📖 About This Recipe
  • 🥒 Ingredients
  • 👩🏽‍🍳 Instructions
  • 🥙 Serving Suggestions
  • 🍆 More Middle Eastern Recipes
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📖 About This Recipe

Whether you say tzatziki or tazikis, this recipe is super easy and very refreshing with a mixture of yogurt, cucumber, dill and lemon.  Some variations add in mint, but I like to keep it with the least amount of chopping and ingredients as possible.

🥒 Ingredients

The ingredients added to the Greek yogurt clearly revamp the yogurt and mask the part I don't like, because what I taste is refreshing cucumber and dill tzatziki sauce.  It's truly delightful, and I could eat just about anything with it.

Grocery List for Tzatziki Sauce:

  • Greek yogurt - Y'all, I don't like Greek yogurt but I looove this tzatziki! So, don't shy away if you also are not a fan.
  • English cucumber - This is the seedless kind. You can use a large regular cucumber instead.
  • Fresh dill - I use fresh, but if you use dill you want to use MUCH less.
  • Lemon juice - From a fresh lemon.
  • Garlic - Grab 6 cloves, or the jarred minced kind.
  • Salt and pepper, as desired

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tzatziki in a bowl👩🏽‍🍳 Instructions

Scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of this post for full detailed instructions. The general steps for are as follows:

  1. Shred the cucumber and strain.
  2. Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
  3. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

Pro tip: Use paper towels or a cheesecloth to squeeze all the liquid from the shredded cucumbers. You can use your hands (I do very often) but it takes a little longer.

cucumber slice dipped into tzatziki

🥙 Serving Suggestions

How do you use tzatziki?
My favorite way to use tzatziki sauce is dipping vegetables and pita bread into it.  I also love to drizzle it over grilled meat or slather onto a sandwich, gyro or burger.  Try it, trust me!

Tzatziki as a dip.
You can serve tzatziki with vegetables, pita wedges, chips, salads, and more.  Place it in a dip bowl and let people decide to use it as they wish!

tzatziki in a bowl with tomatoes and pita and veggies

🍆 More Middle Eastern Recipes

If you like this tzatziki recipe, you may like these other Mediterranean or Middle Eastern inspired recipes:

  • Baba Ghanouj
  • Hummus
  • Layered Mediterranean Dip
  • Mediterranean Wrap
  • Pita Chips
  • Homemade Pita Pockets
  • Cauliflower Tabbouleh Salad

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Tzatziki

Tzatziki sauce is perfect with any Greek or Middle Eastern food.  Pour over meats and wraps or use as a dip with pita and veggies!
Prep Time15 mins
Chill Time1 hr
Total Time1 hr 15 mins
Course: Appetizer, Dip, Sauce
Cuisine: Greek, Middle Eastern
Keyword: tzatziki, tzatziki sauce, Tzatziki Sauce Recipe
Servings: 10 (varies)
Calories: 42kcal
Author: Nikki Gladd

Ingredients

  • 1 English cucumber
  • 2 cups plain Greek yogurt (I recommend Chobani)
  • 6 cloves garlic peeled and minced
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon chopped dill
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt more or less as desired
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper optional

Instructions

  • Using a vegetable peeler, partially peel the cucumber so it's striped. Use a cheese grater to grate or shred the cucumber.
  • Strain the cucumber from all liquid by squeezing it over the sink inside good paper towels or a cheesecloth. You can also just use your hands (what I do), but it takes a little longer. Strain it as much as possible!
  • Combine the cucumbers and the rest of the ingredients in a mixing bowl.
  • Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving. Store in the fridge for up to 1 week.

Notes

  • Nutritional information is an estimate only.

Nutrition

Calories: 42kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 78mg | Potassium: 54mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 61IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 1mg
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