Tzatziki served in a bowl with olive oil, a black olive and fresh mint, alongside sliced bread. — Creamy homemade tzatziki topped with olive oil, a black olive and fresh mint, served with slices of crusty bread.©Nikodem Nijaki

Tzatziki: The Creamy, Garlicky Yogurt Dip You Can’t Live Without

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.

Hanan • 1 minute read • 8 February 2014

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.