Authentic Greek Tzatziki

Name: Authentic Greek Tzatziki
Prep time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 1 clove garlic, minced, or more to taste; 1 large cucumber; salt to taste; 1 (17.6 ounce) container full fat plain Greek yogurt (such as FAGE Total®)

⏱️ Ready in 20 min 🥄 Prep 20 min 👥 6 servings 👁️ 14 views

This is a lovely, cool, refreshing Greek tzatziki dip that I first tasted and fell in love with in the Greek Islands. It is lovely with hot toasted pita bread and veggies or lamb kebabs! The key is strain the liquid from the cucumber very well so the dip stays creamy and not watery and to always use thick, full-fat Greek yogurt. Low-fat versions won't cut it. Enjoy!

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 20 min

Serves 6

Difficulty Medium

🛒 Ingredients

4 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 clove garlic, minced, or more to taste

1 large cucumber

salt to taste

1 (17.6 ounce) container full fat plain Greek yogurt (such as FAGE Total®)

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 6

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 197

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 17.4g 22%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 81mg 4%

Total Carbohydrate 5.6g 2%

Dietary Fiber 0.2g 1%

Total Sugars 4.1g

Protein 5.3g 11%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Stir together olive oil, vinegar, and garlic in a bowl and let sit while you prepare the cucumber.

Peel cucumber and cut in half lengthways; scrape out all the seeds.

Grate cucumber with a cheese grater into a sieve set over a bowl.

Sprinkle with salt.

Strain out as much liquid as possible by pressing down in the sieve with the palm of your hand.

Alternately you can wring cucumber out in a clean tea towel.

Add cucumber and yogurt to the garlic mixture.

Mix until well combined and season with salt to taste.