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Tzatziki Sauce Recipe

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I received a sample box of Tillamook greek yogurt to try, all opinions are my own

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I love Greek food, LOVE it. So naturally I love Tzatziki sauce. I love to make Gyro’s, Greek Salad and I’m currently working on a Greek Burger. So I’ve made like 4 batches of this recently while I’m recipe testing! Mmmm

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This recipe is based off of a THICK greek yogurt, if your yogurt isn’t thick enough you’ll need to strain it for awhile. It all depends on how thick you like your sauce.

You can either use a tea towel, gather and tie it to a wooden spoon over a bowl, or I find it easier to use a few paper towels in my pasta strainer over a bowl.

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Tzatziki Sauce Recipe
Course: sauce
Cuisine: Greek
Author: Ashlee Marie
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 C greek yogurt*
  • 1 medium cucumber
  • pinch of kosher salt
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp red wine vinegar
  • 5-6 mint leaves minced - more or less depending on your preference
Instructions
  1. peel and de-seed the cucumber then grate - place the grated cucumber in a tea towel, gather the ends and squeeze to remove the liquid
  2. You can either just stir all the ingredients together (in this case be sure to mince the mint leaves well)
  3. OR place all the ingredients in a food processor and blend - you can blend a little or a lot depending on the texture you want in the end.
  4. refrigerate and let the flavors develop together.
  5. serve with pita bread triangles or on top of gyros
Recipe Notes

*if you don't have access to greek yogurt you can place plain yogurt in a tea towel, gather then ends and tie to a wooden spoon and hang over a bowl overnight in the fridge - this will thicken the yogurt to the thickness needed

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Also mint leaves vary in size, if I have really small ones I use even more than the 5-6. I usually puree it in my food processor, taste it (a good cook is always tasting) and add more leaves until ALMOST as strong as I want it, it will strengthen in the fridge a bit.

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If you didn’t strain your greek yogurt it will still taste amazing, but it will be runnier. I like to strain mine and end up with a thicker version. But it’s totally a personal preference.

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I love Greek food, and a staple in good greek food is an amazing Tzaziki sauce recipe. This one is it, i make it all the time to go with homemade gyro or just to enjoy with pita bread
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  2. The plain is my favorite since I eat it as is with a touch of honey and also use it in cooking. I am looking forward to trying this sauce. Thanks for the recipe.

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  7. I LOVE Tillamook! The Honey Peach sounds really great, but I also love tzatziki sauce, so I can’t wait to try this recipe! Maybe with a little grilled chicken….mmmmmm.

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  14. Oh–how I love Tillamook yogurt. They don’t sell it in Texas (I can find cheese and a few odd things), but when we lived in Oregon I always ate the vanilla one. I really miss it!

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    • Where in TX? I used to live in Dallas and Houston (and miss them both!) AND Oregon (was raised there from 2-17). So you’ve lived in all the best places!

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