Tzatziki
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
12 1/4 cup
ingredients
- 32 ounces plain fat-free yogurt
- 1 1⁄2 cups grated cucumbers (no seeds)
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt, divided
- 2 tablespoons of fresh mint, chopped
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
directions
- Line a colander with coffee filters and place it in a large bowl.
- Put the yogurt into the colander cover with wrap and let the yogurt sit in the fridge overnight (8-12 hours).
- Discard liquid and spoon your nice thick yogurt into a large bowl.
- Cover and refrigerate.
- Put grated cucumber in a sieve and sprinkle with 1/2 tsp of the salt.
- Mix well and let sit for 20 minutes.
- Then squeeze until as dry as possible (blot with a paper towel).
- Mix the cucumber, 1/4 tsp salt, mint, pepper, garlic and olive oil with the yogurt.
- Let sit for several hours so that the flavors can blend.
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Reviews
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Terrific tzatziki, Debbie-- we enjoyed this very much. I added about a tablespoon of fresh dill weed in addition to the mint. Nice complement to gyros, and I suspect it'll be good with salmon too. I didn't think about making this far enough in advance to drain the yogurt overnight, so I wrapped it in cheesecloth, and manually squeezed as much liquid out as possible. I also used my ricer to squeeze the heck out of the shredded cucumber. Seemed to do the trick. Thanks for posting!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Debbie Chadwick
Calais, ME.
I live in rural Maine and I like to travel whenever I can. I really enjoy Mediterranean countries. I don't have an all time favorite cookbook but I love Greek and Caribbean food.
If I had a free month I would go camping on Tortola, BVI