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Tzatziki sauce served with fresh pita bread
Greek tzatziki sauce with fresh yoghurt and cucumber

Authentic Greek tzatziki

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Vegetarian & Vegan Sauces and Gravies
Tzatziki is more than cucumber yoghurt. The key is removing water: cucumber is 96% water, which, if left in, turns the sauce into a runny soup. Salting and patient draining concentrates the cucumber flavour and maintains the yoghurt's thickness. The pairing of garlic and vinegar/lemon provides the characteristic 'sharp' freshness.
🕒 Prep Time 25 mins
⌛ Total Time 55 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 160 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Greek

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Coarse grater
  • Sieve or clean tea towel (for squeezing)
  • Mixing bowl

Allergen Information

⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Cereals containing gluten

Instructions

1 ✓

Wash the cucumber (skin on), and grate on a coarse grater.

Tip: The skin provides crunch and colour, do not peel completely.
2 ✓

Salt the grated cucumber and let stand in a sieve for 10-15 minutes.

Tip: Salt draws water out of plant cells by osmosis. This is a critical step! (Water extraction).
3 ✓

Squeeze the cucumber with your hands or a tea towel as hard as you can. It should be almost dry.

Tip: Remaining water would dilute the yoghurt and spoil the emulsion.
4 ✓

Mix the yoghurt with the crushed garlic, olive oil, lemon juice and squeezed cucumber.

Tip: Drizzle the oil on at the end for a glossy finish.
5 ✓

Stir in the chopped dill, and chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Tip: Flavour diffusion (mixing) takes time.

Recipe FAQ

It still turned out runny.
You didn't squeeze the cucumber enough, or didn't use Greek yoghurt. Plain yoghurt is too thin for this.
Too garlicky.
Garlic strength increases whilst standing. If you prefer it milder, use less, or roast the cloves beforehand.

Ingredients

  • 250 g Thick Greek yoghurt
  • 1 whole Cucumber
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 5 g Fresh dill (or mint)
  • 15 ml Extra virgin olive oil
  • 15 ml Fresh lemon juice (or white wine vinegar)
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 pinch Ground pepper
  • 4 pcs Pita bread (for serving)