Easy Tzatziki Sauce Recipe

Easy Tzatziki Sauce Recipe

This Tzatziki recipe is a Greek sauce that can be served with grilled meat or used as a dip. You will often find Tzatziki accompanying gyros, lamb and falafel. We do have another tzatziki sauce recipe on our site, but this is a much quicker version to make!

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Ingredients:
2 cups Greek yogurt (do not use non-fat)
2 garlic clove, smashed
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh mint
1/3 cup finely chopped fresh dill
1 large cucumber
Salt

Optional:
1 lemon to juice

Directions:
1. Peel the cucumber and grate it coarsely into a colander.
2. Press the liquid out of the cucumber.
3. Add the cucumber to the yogurt.
4. Add the garlic, olive oil, mint and dill.
5. Stir in a pinch of salt, cover and chill.
6. Optional- you can add a little lemon juice before serving.

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