Creamy Tzatziki Sauce: Yogurt & Cucumber Dip
(10 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
Loading...Ingredients
- 1 English cucumber, peeled
- 1 and 1/2 cups Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1-2 garlic cloves minced
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt, or to taste
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon chopped dill
- olive oil for drizzling
- pita bread for dipping
Instructions
1
Grate the cucumber and sprinkle with some salt. Set aside in a bowl to release excess liquid.
2
In the meantime, combine the yogurt, sour cream, garlic, salt and pepper in another bowl and mix well.
3
Squeeze the cucumber with your hands or in a clean kitchen towel and discard the liquid it releases.
4
Add the shredded cucumber to the dip and stir to incorporate. Add dill and mix well.
5
Drizzle with olive oil and your creamy sauce is ready!
6
Serve with crunchy veggies, pita, kebabs....the sky's the limit!!
7
Enjoy!
3 Comments
Moreno
June 16, 2019 at 8:40 pmMeant to give this 5 stars, but the mouse mis-clicked. Love this recipe! Tastes just like what I use to eat when I lived in Europe.
Tony Thanas
October 8, 2019 at 1:31 pmDimitra,
I have used many of your recipes, so I wanted thanks, I made your tzatziki sauce and it is a bit bitter. What can i do? I used Greek yogurt some sour cream..etc
Thanks
Tony Thanas
dimitra
October 10, 2019 at 10:59 pmThe only thing that can be causing it to be bitter are the cucumbers. If the cucumbers have large seeds, they can be bitter. Try using English cucumbers. They have very few seeds and the peel is soft.The peel of regular cucumbers is also bitter. hope this helps!