Tzatziki
The thick, creamy yogurt hinting a tiny tang of sunny lemon mixed with crisp cucumbers and cooling mint, made the tzatziki refreshing and heavenly. The olive oil gave the luscious dip an even more voluptuous flair.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 55kcal
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Cucumber, shredded
- 1.5 cup Greek yogurt You can use homemade yogurt too. Just make sure you drain the excess water.
- 2 tsp Lemon juice
- 1 tbsp Extra virgin Olive oil
- 2 cloves Garlic, finely minced
- 1 tbsp Mint, finely chopped Dill is the herb used traditionally. Please use that if its available.
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Place the grated cucumber in a kitchen towel and squeeze out all the excess water.
- In a bowl, combine the yogurt, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt. Whisk well.
- Stir in the cucumber and mint. Taste and adjust for seasoning.
- Chill for at least an hour before serving.
- Drizzle with some olive oil and serve. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 55kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 19mg | Potassium: 100mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 14IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 0.1mg