Tzatziki

Submitted by spatchcock

• Ready In: 26hrs
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 2 cups plain yogurt
• 2 large cucumbers
• salt
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• fresh ground pepper

directions

1. Line a sieve with a damp cheesecloth and place over a large bowl.
2. Dump the yogurt into the sieve, cover with plastic wrap, and allow to drain in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
3. Peel the cucumbers.
4. Cut them in half lengthwise.
5. Using a teaspoon, scrape out and discard the seeds.
6. Grate the cucumbers into a colander, using the large holes on a four-sided grater.
7. Salt the cumcumbers and allow them to drain for 1/2 hour.
8. Place the garlic, vinegar, and olive oil in a bowl and marinate while the cucumbers are draining.
9. Squeeze the drained cucumbers as dry as possible and blot on paper towels.
10. Place in the bowl with the marinated garlic.
11. Add the drained yougurt and stir.
12. Add a few grindings of fresh pepper and salt if necessary.
13. Serve with toasted pita bread triangles.

Reviews

[troyh]

June 11, 2001: I've been making tzatziki for years and this is the best one I've ever made. May 15, 2005: Used a chinois to drain the yogurt and it worked great. Much easier than a cheesecloth. Only drained for 3 hours, but turned out great again.

 

[Andy Jewell]

Excellent, although for personal taste I would only use one spoonful of vinegar

 

[deb k]

This is wonderful, but I would add 1 t dill weed or mint to give it a little flavor.

 

[alsteve]

Didn't have time to drain yogurt. Also, had to let the sauce sit in the fridge for just a little bit for the flavors to mix together. Tastes just like the tatziki we get in the Turkish restraunts here in Germany, I can survive when we move back to the states!

 

[Booker T]

I love Tzatziki. Let me tell you that if you want to make it quick, you can avoid all the cheese cloth junk and draining and it STILL tastes great. I found it way too much trouble to do all that, so just used the ingredients (minus oil to cut the fat out), and it still ended up tasting great when eaten with the main dish.