Talatouri recipe (Cypriot tzatziki sauce with mint)

Name: Talatouri recipe (Cypriot tzatziki sauce with mint)
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Greek
Ingredients: 1 cucumber; 2 cloves of garlic, minced; 1/4 of a cup extra virgin olive oil; 500g strained Greek yogurt (18 ounces); juice of 1 lemon; 2-3 tbsp chopped fresh mint; a pinch of salt

Instructions

Prep:10min

Mint or no mint? Everyday we receive messages from our readers, asking if the traditional Tzatziki recipe is using mint or not, and if lemon juice or vinegar. So we decided to write about this traditional Cypriot dip, that is called Talatouri, which is also a yogurt based sauce very similar to Greek tzatziki.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Apr 2025 23:05:45 GMT