Tzatziki is a traditional Greek sauce and dip made from cucumber, yogurt, and lemon being the main ingredients but is flavored with garlic, dill and or mint depending on who you ask. And don’t forget it wouldn’t be Greek without olive oil.

Tzatziki – Traditional Greek Sauce (GF)

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Course: Condiment, Dip, Spread

Cuisine: Greek, Mediterranean

Keyword: Cream Sauce, GF, Gluten Free, Greek, Shawarma, Traditional, Tzatziki

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour

Servings: 16 servings

Prep time does not account for allowing the Tzatziki to refrigerate overnight.

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• ▢ 16 oz Plain Greek Yogurt
• ▢ ¾ ea Peeled, Seeded and Grated English Cucumber
• ▢ 4 ea Garlic Cloves finely grated
• ▢ 1 ea Juice of one Lemon
• ▢ ⅓ cup Chopped dill
• ▢ 3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• ▢ ¼ tsp Kosher Salt
• ▢ ⅛ tsp Black Pepper

Instructions

• Peel the English Cucumber, cut it in half lengthwise.

  Using spoon scrape the seeds out from the cucumber.

  Grate the cucumber on a box grater.

  Squeeze the liquid from the cucumber with your hands or using a cheesecloth.
• In a bowl, combine the pressed cucumber and the remaining ingredients.
• Mix together and put into a container and refrigerate overnight. The cucumber will breakdown and the flavors will come together.
• Serve with your favorite grilled meat, as a dip or in a wrap.