Tzatziki: the creamy, garlicky yogurt dip you can't live without

8/2/2014

FOODIE | SERIES Chef's Local Table

Tzatziki is a traditional Greek dish, prepared with Greek yogurt, garlic, cucumber, olive oil and herbs such as dill and parsley. The classic among the classics of Greece.

BY HANAN, recipe

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Recipe for the Tzatziki

■ Ingredients

- 1 cucumber.
- 150 g of Greek yogurt.
- 1 clove of garlic.
- 1 teaspoon of lemon juice.
- 1 teaspoon of olive oil.
- Half a teaspoon of dill.
- Half a teaspoon of parsley.
- Pinch of pepper and salt.

■ Preparation

- Pour the yogurt in a tea towel in advance and let it hang so that the yogurt loses moisture and thickens.
- Cut the cucumber in half at its longest and remove the seed list.
- Coarsely grate the cucumber and squeeze it into a tea towel until the cucumber is dry.
- Crush the clove of garlic and mix it with the olive oil and lemon juice.
- Mix this under the yogurt together with the cucumber, the dill and the parsley.
- Season with pepper and salt.

This is often eaten together with some garlic bread.

Enjoy your food.