Homemade Tzatziki Recipe

If you frequent Greek restaurants, or even locally Coney’s you’ve most likely ordered a Gyro or two. I love the sauce that you can get on them, also known as Tzatziki. It’s a fresh cucumber sauce and it’s so good for veggie dips and more. The best part, it’s super easy to make :).

Ingredients:

• 16 oz plain Greek yogurt (or sour cream)
• 2 cucumbers
• 3 garlic cloves, mashed to a paste
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill
• salt

Directions:

1. Peel your cucumbers and cut into 3 sections. Halve each section and remove the seeds. Place cucumber chunks into a colander and sprinkle with salt – let sit for 5-10 minutes.
2. Place your cucumbers in a food processor and blend until smooth.
3. Add in your remaining ingredients. Blend until smooth.
4. Refrigerate you Tzatziki for at least 2 hours before serving.

Tzatziki is great on gyros, as a dressing, or as a dip! It has a light and fresh flavor and is delicious year round!

This recipe is part of the Food Challenge with nine other bloggers. You can check out the recipes below for this challenge! Each month we’ll be doing another challenge – let us know if you try any of the recipes!