tzatziki.
oh.em.geez.
this cool and creamy sauce is one of my favorites of all time. I could probably eat it plain. It's great with pita bread. It's great with lamb.
those Greeks knew what they were doing.
here's a quick and easy recipe for my take on tzatziki...
Tzatziki Sauce
17.6 oz. tub of at least 2% milkfat greek plain yogurt
1 tsp. grated lemon zest
1/2 T extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced (or more if your like your sauce garlicky like moi)
1 tsp. fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 cucumber, seeded and chopped
2 T fresh dill
salt to taste
Place the chopped and seeded cucumber in a food processor and puree.
Strain as much of the water from the cucumber puree, pressing the pulp into the mesh with the back of a spatula.
Wrap the cucumber pulp in cheese cloth and squeeze out any remaining water.
You really want the cucumber pulp as dry as possible, otherwise it doesn't blend well with the yogurt and makes the sauce watery.
Open the yogurt tub and drain any water from it that has risen to the top.
Then it's pretty simple....
top the yogurt with the remaining ingredients and combine
I didn't have fresh dill, so I used dried... meh.
season with salt to taste
and there you have it, you're own tub of homemade tzatziki sauce, ready for your dipping pleasure!
enjoy!
