Explore our recipe app
Subscribe now and get access to exclusive recipes, meal plans, podcasts and more.
Tzatziki
Easy
Total time:
plus overnight chilling in refrigerator (optional)
This recipe was submitted by Good Food member carlleach and has not been tested by our team.
Skip to ingredients
Units:
- 150g Greek yogurt
- ½ cucumber
- 2-4 garlic clovescrushed
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp lemon juice(or white wine vinegar)
- 1 tsp chopped or dried mint(or dill)
- ½ tsp salt
- pepperto taste
Method
step 1
Peel cucumber, cut in half lengthways and de-seed using a teaspoon, then coarsely grate.
step 2
Put grated cucumber into a sieve suspended over a bowl, sprinkle over 1/2 tsp of salt and mix through. Place a plate on top of cucumber and allow cucumber to drain for approximately 1 hour, or until water stops dripping (whichever is first).
step 3
Combine all the ingredients and mix thoroughly.
step 4
The flavours combine better if given time so I prefer to leave it in a sealed container in the refrigerator overnight.
step 5
If Greek yoghurt is not available then you can make your own Greek-style from plain yoghurt by suspending a sieve lined with cheesecloth over a bowl, adding the yoghurt and allowing it to drain for 2-3 hours, or longer if thicker yoghurt is preferred, in a refrigerator. A paper coffee filter can be used as an alternative to a cheesecloth, following the above method.
