Easy Tzatziki Recipe

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Tzatziki is a Greek sauce served with grilled meats or as a dip.

The other night I created this easy tzatziki recipe to serve with lamb kofta kebabs.

This tzatziki sauce is a cinch to make and you only need a few ingredients: Greek yogurt, a cucumber, the juice of a lemon, a clove of garlic, dill, and salt.

You can also use mint or parsley in place of the dill.

Start with about 1 1/2 cups of Greek Yogurt.

Then grate the cucumber:

All but the middle part where the seeds are.

This next step is very important: Squeeze the water out of the grated cucumber.

You can do this with a cheesecloth, a thin kitchen towel, or your hands.

I used my hands.

Simply grab a handful of the grated cucumber and squeeze the water out through your fingers.

Of course, you’ll want to do this over a bowl or sink.

Add the well-squeezed grated cucumber to the Greek yogurt:

And then add the lemon juice, minced garlic, chopped dill, and a dash of salt.

Mix everything together and taste it.

It might need another dash of salt.

And that’s it!

Serve cold with crudités or pita bread or grilled meat.