Easy Homemade Tzatziki Sauce
This easy homemade tzatziki sauce recipe is one of my favorite greek yogurt dips. After going to Greece a few years ago, I quickly learned that my version of this recipe was not authentic by any means but it’s still my family’s favorite sauces I make which is why I’m sharing it!
Ingredients
- 1 cup Grated Persian Cucumber using the large holes on a box grater
- 1.5 cups Plain Greek Yogurt
- 2 tablespoon Red Onion or Shallot grated
- 2 clove Garlic minced
- 2 tablespoon Lemon Juice
- 1 tablespoon Finishing Olive Oil
- 2 tablespoon Fresh Mint finely chopped & packed
- 1 tablespoon Fresh Dill finely chopped & packed
- ¼ teaspoon Kosher Salt
Instructions
- **Begin by removing the excess moisture from the cucumber. You can do this by wrapping the grated cucumber strands in a paper towel or cheese cloth and squeeze... or by placing it in a strainer and pressing down until the liquid runs out.** See notes below about skipping this step
- Once the cucumber is prepped, you can add all ingredients to a bowl or tupperware and stir together.
- Season to taste and add more lemon juice or salt and pepper if needed.
Notes
**To be honest, this first part is optional. if you want a thicker tzatziki, you should do it, but if you don't mind a more loose tzatziki, you can skip straining the cucumber. I do it both ways and like them both pretty much the same!
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