Tzatziki (Yoghurt, Cucumber, and Garlic Dip)
Tzatziki, also known as tarator or cacık, is a dip, soup, or sauce found in the cuisines of Southeast Europe and the Middle East. It is made of salted strained yogurt or diluted yogurt mixed with cucumbers, garlic, salt, olive oil, sometimes with vinegar or lemon juice, and herbs such as dill, mint, parsley and thyme. It is served as a cold appetizer (mezze), a side dish, and as a sauce for souvlaki and gyros sandwiches and other foods.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 2 cups strained full-fat yoghurt
- 1 medium cucumber peeled
- 4 cloves garlic mashed to a paste
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- salt
- pinch of pepper
- a little vinegar
- fresh dillweed finely chopped
- a few ripe olives
Instructions
- Grate the peeled cucumber on a coarse grater, and press as much liquid as possible out of it.
- Mix the cucumber with the rest of the ingredients.
- Garnish with the olives.
