Greek Tzatziki recipe

The sauce called Tzatziki is one of the most traditional dips in the Greek cuisine. It is very tasty and refreshing, the best combination for your sandwiches and all kind of fried food as potatoes, zucchini or just as a starter along with a slice of bread.

You will need just 10 minutes to prepare it and the ingredients you need are very common and easy to find in a supermarket.

So, let's begin!

Ingredients:

• Half a kilogram of greek yogurt (with 3 or 3. 5 % fat)
• 3 to 4 big cloves of garlic
• A teaspoon of salt
• A pinch of black pepper
• One table spoon of vinegar
• One big cucumber
• Half a small cup of olive oil

Preparation:

1. Peel the garlic, and use the special tool to give it the round shape, it look like a pulp. If you don't own one, you can just cut it into tiny pieces.
2. Add the salt and the pepper into a bowl where you will put also the garlic that is already prepared.
3. Take the cucumber, and with a knife, throw the seeds of the cucumber and greet the rest of the cucumber and put it in the bowl with the rest of the ingredients that are already ready. Important: Don't peel the cucumber, because it will be much tastier with the peel.
4. Put the yogurt into the bowl.
5. Drop the vinegar and the olive oil into the bowl and stir with a spoon all the ingredients together.
6. Put the bowl into the fridge for a couple of hours and you are ready to enjoy your amazing dip!

Your traditional Greek tzatziki is ready! (Source)

The perfect dip especially in the summer! (Source)

You can put some olives for decoration too (Source)

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