easy tzatziki

That creamy Greek yogurt sauce that you love with cucumbers, dill and lemon that you can slather all over some pita or on top of protein!

Homemade Tzatziki Sauce

plain Greek yogurt

Persian cucumber (small dice)

lemon

garlic (finely minced)

dill

salt and pepper

In a large bowl, combine the Greek yogurt, diced cucumber, lemon juice garlic and dill. Stir to combine.

Season with salt and pepper and taste. Adjust salt, pepper or lemon juice depending on your preference. Serve immediately or store in an air-tight container for up to 3 days.

The delicious classic Greek dip made with creamy Greek yogurt, fresh cucumber, garlic, olive oil, and lemon juice.

How to Make Authentic Greek Tzatziki

(2 cups) Greek yogurt

peeled,

kosher salt

garlic, finely minced

olive oil

lemon juice

Peel the cucumber and slice it in half lengthwise.

Use a spoon to scrape out the seeds, then grate the cucumber using a box grater.

Place the shredded cucumber in a clean tea towel or cheesecloth and squeeze out as much liquid as possible. This prevents a watery tzatziki.

In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the drained Greek yogurt, shredded cucumber, salt, minced garlic, olive oil, and lemon.

Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Top with dill, and optionally additional olive oil when serving.

Serve as a dip for pita bread, grilled meats, or fresh vegetables.

Store leftover tzatziki in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

I love this "sauce"! I tried it in several versions, but this original, with Greek style yogurt is definitely the best for me. Here in Croatia we have a habit of making a version ov tzatziki which uses sour cream instead of yogurt and onions instead of garlic.
Great recipe!

That looks gorgeous. Any food with Greek influence really can't go wrong!

Hi Pam, I made your tzatziki again, everyone loves it! 

I prepare mine the same way. Lived in Thessa, Santorini and Crete in the early 1990s, and had learnt to prepare numerous Greek dishes. Though I am Italian &amp; French, I love Meze. 

Happy Holidays,
Margaux Cintrano.

I made this yesterday to accompany our lunch and tzatziki was great! Didn't have the time to take a picture, but promise I will next time. I will make it often, thanks for the perfect recipe!

Another Greek person here, confirming that this is a very authentic recipe. Tzatziki is eaten with almost anything in Greece, no meal is really complete without it.

Served this and a green salad on the side of grilled chicken breast yesterday and it was very good. Tasty, tangy, big kick from garlic, just like i like it. Thanks for a great recipe!

I mean this is pretty much spot on for the perfect tzatziki. My mother made it this exact way, and it is delicious. I grew up on Rhodos, and this is my favorite thing to eat.

How to make the BEST Tzatziki Sauce! An easy, healthy, Greek cucumber-yogurt sauce to use in mezze platters, wraps, gyros, or as a simple dip for pita, or as a delightful side to Mediterranean dishes. This SIMPLE recipe can be made in 15 minutes!

Cucumber

salt

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Greek yogurt

fat garlic clove, finely minced (use a garlic press)

If using thin-skinned cucumbers, there is no need to peel. Grate the cucumbers using a box grater, and place in a fine mesh strainer. Toss with the salt and place the strainer over a bowl and let sit 10-15 minutes to allow cucumbers to release their liquid, while you prep the remaining ingredients.

In a medium bowl, whisk the yogurt, garlic and fresh herbs.

Pressing down with your fingers, remove any more liquid from the cucumber that you can. You will end up with one cup of cucumber. Fold the strained cucumber into the yogurt mixture.

Taste, adding lemon juice  if you like) to taste. Yogurt can vary in tartness, to adding lemon to taste is important. Season with pepper and more salt if needed. If you want more richness, stir in a drizzle of olive oil. You can also drizzle olive oil over the top in a circular motion right before serving.

Garnish with fresh herbs and keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

Will never waste money buying Tzatziki at the store again. So easy to make and so much better. Easy to make variations.

Made this today and it is so good! And so healthy! Like another reader commented, I'll never buy it at the store again.

Somehow the rating was erased, in my  previous comment, so I'm adding it here! Thank you for all the great recipes, Sylvia! The presentation in the recipe is so beautiful, too!

Super. This is what I was looking for. The salting of the cucumber makes all the difference. Also: the cucumber releases the salt back, so didn’t have to add salt at all.  Thx for the trick! (Personally I didn’t add the dille and menth, but replaced it with green long onions (don’t know how they are called). Thx again.

Another win from Sylvia! I actually used silken tofu in place of the yoghurt (a trick I learned from this site!) and it was equally as delicious (: I blended the tofu to make it more of a yoghurt consistency and added quite a bit more lemon juice since tofu does not have the natural tanginess of yoghurt, but it was still great! Posting this for anyone who is vegan but isn't keen on vegan yoghurt! Thanks Sylvia for your wonderful recipes &lt;3 oh and last thing! I thought the cucumber grating would be a whole pain, but it was quick, painless, and really elevated this tzatziki. Score!

WOW! Fresh herbs and cucumbers from the garden--this recipe makes them shine even more!  I can't stop eating spoonfuls from the bowl...Can't wait to have it with salmon patties tonight.  As always, thank you for amazing, simple, and healthy recipes!

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