Tzatziki Sauce-- Greek Cucumber/Yogurt Sauce

Name: Tzatziki Sauce-- Greek Cucumber/Yogurt Sauce
Prep time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Cuisine: Greek, European
Ingredients: 3 cups Greek yogurt (also called Yogurt Cheese, see below for alternative); 3 tablespoons lemon juice (or juice of one lemon); 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 large English cucumber, diced (the long, skinny ones); 1 tablespoon salt (for salting cucumbers); 1 tablespoon fresh dill (or both, depending on preference) or 1 tablespoon of fresh mint, chopped (or both, depending on preference); salt & freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Prep:3h

This is the cool and creamy sauce that usually is served as a condiment on Greek Gyro sandwiches. The recipe calls for the thicker, Greek Yogurt, also called, "Greek Cheese". If you can't find this type of yogurt, you can use plain, regular yogurt from the grocery store. But in order to get the sauce to the desired thicker consistency, you need to suspend the yogurt in a cheesecloth for a couple of hours to drain some of the water off. If you don't mind it moderately runny, you can just make it as is and it is still delicious, just a little more messy. Make this with Recipezaar recipe #285900, Gyros- An Authentic Recipe For Making Them At Home Enjoy!

Updated at: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 04:51:42 GMT