Tzatziki

navalgazer · 06-26-2008, 12:57 PM

I love Tzatziki - LOVE it and if you consider the ingredients and a tablespoon or two per day it's not a terrible choice and it tastes good on everything.

Tzatziki

16 ounces Greek yogurt
1 medium English cucumber, peeled, seeded, and shredded
pinch of sea salt (kosher good too)
4 cloves garlic, finely minced (adjust - less if you don't LOVE garlic)
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
5 to 6 mint leaves, finely chopped
1 TBS fresh dill, finely chopped

Seed your cucumber, cut it open lengthwise, and using a teaspoon, scrape the seeds out. Place the shredded cucumber in a paper towel and squeeze hard repeatedly into the sink to remove the liquid. In a medium mixing bowl, combine with the cucumber, the Greek yogurt, salt, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, mint and dill. Place in refrigerator to blend flavors for at least two hours before serving. (This resting time is very important.) Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to a week. Makes 2 cupsT

T-Cake · 07-02-2008, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by navalgazer

I love Tzatziki - LOVE it and if you consider the ingredients and a tablespoon or two per day it's not a terrible choice and it tastes good on everything.

Tzatziki

16 ounces Greek yogurt
1 medium English cucumber, peeled, seeded, and shredded
pinch of sea salt (kosher good too)
4 cloves garlic, finely minced (adjust - less if you don't LOVE garlic)
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
5 to 6 mint leaves, finely chopped
1 TBS fresh dill, finely chopped

Seed your cucumber, cut it open lengthwise, and using a teaspoon, scrape the seeds out. Place the shredded cucumber in a paper towel and squeeze hard repeatedly into the sink to remove the liquid. In a medium mixing bowl, combine with the cucumber, the Greek yogurt, salt, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, mint and dill. Place in refrigerator to blend flavors for at least two hours before serving. (This resting time is very important.) Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to a week. Makes 2 cupsT

This stuff is absolutely delicious -- one of my all-time favorites as well!!!

I know Greek yogurt can be pricey -- I'm thinking if you buy plain, nonfat yogurt and let it "sit" through some cheesecloth overnight... the leftover result is a much thicker consistency, much like Greek yogurt.

That could possibly be a good sub for someone unable to find or afford Greek yogurt (or the 0% Fage Total kind).

I could put Tzatziki or hummus on everything and I'm a happy woman.

navalgazer · 07-02-2008, 11:23 AM

YES!!

That totally works.

06-26-2008, 12:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
navalgazer velvett v 2.1 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: nā'vəl-gā'zĭng Posts: 806 Rep Power: 67622	Tzatziki I love Tzatziki - LOVE it and if you consider the ingredients and a tablespoon or two per day it's not a terrible choice and it tastes good on everything. Tzatziki 16 ounces Greek yogurt 1 medium English cucumber, peeled, seeded, and shredded pinch of sea salt (kosher good too) 4 cloves garlic, finely minced (adjust - less if you don't LOVE garlic) 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 5 to 6 mint leaves, finely chopped 1 TBS fresh dill, finely chopped Seed your cucumber, cut it open lengthwise, and using a teaspoon, scrape the seeds out. Place the shredded cucumber in a paper towel and squeeze hard repeatedly into the sink to remove the liquid. In a medium mixing bowl, combine with the cucumber, the Greek yogurt, salt, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, mint and dill. Place in refrigerator to blend flavors for at least two hours before serving. (This resting time is very important.) Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to a week. Makes 2 cupsT __________________ . . . . When you understand that what most people really, really want is simply to feel good about themselves, and when you realize that with just a few well-chosen words you can help virtually anyone on the planet instantly achieve this, you begin to realize just how simple life is, and how powerful you are.

07-02-2008, 11:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
navalgazer velvett v 2.1 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: nā'vəl-gā'zĭng Posts: 806 Rep Power: 67622	YES!! That totally works. __________________ . . . . When you understand that what most people really, really want is simply to feel good about themselves, and when you realize that with just a few well-chosen words you can help virtually anyone on the planet instantly achieve this, you begin to realize just how simple life is, and how powerful you are.

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