Tzatziki

Description

Tzatziki would be served as part of Greek meze - appetizers. This cucumber and yogurt dip is especially refreshing on a hot day over a salad.

Summary

Yield
Servings
SourceGreek cuisine
Prep time
15 minutes
Cooking time
Total time
15 minutes

Ingredients

1  
cucumber (medium size, peeled and diced)
1 clv
garlic (finely chopped)
3  
scallions (white only, finely chopped)
1 t
olive oil
1⁄2 t
white wine vinegar
1⁄2 t
dill (dried dill weed, or 1 tsp fresh dill leaves)
1 c
yogurt (plain, Greek style)

Instructions

  1. Mix cucumber, garlic, scallions, olive oil, vinegar, and dill in a bowl.
  2. Add yogurt and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper, if needed.
  3. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours.

Notes

Serve tzatziki as a dip accompanied of raw vegetables and pita bread, or use it as salad dressing and serve on top of lettuce leaves and tomato slices, or halve tomatoes, scoop out the seeds and use tzatziki as filling.

For the easiest preparation method, peel cucumber then halve it, lengthwise, scoop out and discard seeds. Now it will be easy to cut the cucumber halves into small chunks. A medium sized cucumber should make about 1 cup diced.

On a diet? Do not deprive yourself, just use low fat or non fat yogurt for tzatziki.

Vary the recipe to your taste. for instance, omit garlic and substitute vinegar with lemon juice, or omit it altogether as yogurt is already slightly acid. Just yogurt, cucumber, olive oil, dill and a little seasoning will also make a great tzatziki.

Nutrition facts

Serving size: 1/6 of a recipe (3 ounces).

Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

Amount Per Serving

Calories

39.07

Calories From Fat (48%)

18.84

% Daily Value

Total Fat 2.15g

3%

Saturated Fat 0.96g

5%

Cholesterol 5.31mg

2%

Sodium 20.99mg

<1%

Potassium 135.6mg

4%

Total Carbohydrates 3.44g

1%

Fiber 0.46g

2%

Sugar 2.55g

 

Protein 1.81g

4%