Tzatziki Recipe: Refreshing Greek Yogurt Dip for Healthy and Flavorful Meals
Tzatziki is a cool and refreshing yogurt-based sauce made with grated cucumber, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, and fresh dill. It's a versatile addition to your menu, perfect for dipping, dressing salads, or accompanying grilled meats.
Tzatziki is a greek yogurt dip is made with hung yogurt and flavoured with olive oil, garlic and parsley. Be it a holiday or a party the Tzatziki is a perfect and healthy appetizers dip to be served for parties. If you have greek yogurt available in the stores near you, then you could use that to make the Tzatziki rich and delicious
Serve the Tzatziki Recipe - A Greek Yogurt Dip as an appetizer dips along with Oven Baked Lemon & Herb Zucchini Fries Recipe or High Protein Spinach & Soy Bites Recipe for Parties during a special occasion.
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5 M
20 M
25 M
12 Servings
Ingredients
- 500 grams Hung Curd (Greek Yogurt)
- 1 English Cucumber , finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 3 cloves Garlic , minced
- 2 sprig Parsley leaves , finely chopped
- Black pepper powder , freshly ground to taste
- Salt , to taste
How to make Tzatziki Recipe: Refreshing Greek Yogurt Dip for Healthy and Flavorful Meals
To begin making the Tzatziki, we will first remove all the whey from the yogurt. To do this we will hang the yogurt in a cloth sieve strainer, set over a bowl and kept in the refrigerator overnight.
You will notice that the whey has collected below and the yogurt is now thick and creamy.
Into a large mixing bowl, add in the thick hung yogurt ,you can also use Greek Yogurt as well.
To the bowl add the finely chopped cucumber, some minced garlic, minced parsley, chopped black olives, salt to taste, some freshly pounded black pepper, and not to miss the generous drizzle of olive oil. Stir well to combine.
Check the salt and flavors and adjust to suit your taste.
Transfer the Tzatziki to a serving dish place a sprig of parsley over the dip and sprinkle some smoked paprika or chilli powder.
You can now serve the Tzatziki (Greek Yogurt Dip) along with cucumbers, carrots and other vegetables like broccoli and even pineapple.
Serve the Tzatziki Recipe - A Greek Yogurt Dip as an appetizer dips along with Oven Baked Lemon & Herb Zucchini Fries Recipe or High Protein Spinach & Soy Bites Recipe for Parties during a special occasion.
Traditional Tzatziki dip via Shutterstock
