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Greek Tzatziki Sauce Recipe

Greek Tzatziki Sauce is super easy to make and great as a condiment or as a dipping sauce. Perfect for homemade Greek kebabs, pita bread, salad or as a dipping sauce for vegetables or chips. There are endless options for how you can use this sauce and all of them are delicious! Try this Greek Tzatziki Sauce for your next barbeque or salad.

This sauce is mild and creamy, but still packs a punch from the raw garlic. If you wish to make the Tzatziki even punchier, just add more minced garlic


You need:

  • 500 ml of greek yoghurt

  • 1 larger cucumber

  • 1 teaspoon of salt

  • 1 teaspoon of white wine vinegar

  • 2-4 cloves of garlic, minced


How you make it:

  1. Piel the cucumber and grate it into a bowl. Add some salt to the cucumber to remove any excess water.

  2. After 2-5 minutes, squeeze out as much of the liquid as possible from the cucumber and place it in a dry bowl.

  3. Add yoghurt, vinegar, salt and minced garlic to the bowl and stir until well combined.

  4. Let the sauce rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before serving.

Optional, top with extra herbs, olive oil or olives for decoration. Enjoy as a dipping sauce, a condiment to meat and vegetable dishes, as a salad dressing or just with some bread.


Greek Tzatziki Sauce Recipe
Greek Tzatziki Sauce

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