Yia Yia’s Tzatziki Sauce

Super easy to make. I’d def do this one again.

An excellent recipe. Great addition to the Kofta–or as my kids would agree, right off a spoon!

This is a great basic recipe, the best I have found. I added salt and pepper and a small amount of cayenne. I used dried dill and granulated garlic since I didn’t have fresh and it was perfectly fine. But over all this is the best basic recipe I have used so far. If you add salt and pepper be careful you don’t add to much salt or it will ruin the sauce. This makes a great party dip as well.

Easy and delicious!!

I made it and tasted it and thought it was really bland. So I looked up some other recipes and realized that this one was missing salt! That would improve it greatly! I also saw that other recipes had dill weed, garlic powder, in addition to the minced garlic, and a dash of cayenne pepper. This is what I added and it tastes much better!

Nice and thick. I drained my cucumber on paper towels for about 30 minutes then squeezed out excess moisture.

I halved the recipe. I had no sour cream or greek yogurt so I just drained some homemade yogurt. I also added some chaat masala and black salt. A bit thin. It also made much more than I expected.

the full recipe was too much so cut it in half. I also did not use a full 2 (16 oz) containers of sour cream. but very delicious!

Tastes great, just like Greek diner restaurants !

Tastes great, it hasn’t even set yet!!

Added a bit of garlic & lemon juice as someone recommended. Shared with friends & they loved it!

I added lemon zest & Tbsp of lemon juice as well as a Tbsp or more of dill. It is delicious!! After mincing the garlic, I added a pinch of salt to help mash it. ( That way I could add a tad more!) Perfect for ANYthing, lol. 😉

My family really loved this recipe. I served it with grilled chicken gyros. Delicious! I used Fage Greek yogurt as it is already strained, and added some salt and pepper. Other than that I followed the recipe as written. Definitely a keeper!

An easy peasy and delicious recipe. One of the more authentic tzatziki sauces I’ve tried. I did add a little dill to enhance the flavor as some others suggested. My new go-to recipe for this sauce!

AMAZING. I made a half batch and added in some pink Himalayan salt. The key for sure is getting all the liquid out of the cucumber. Using a piece of cheesecloth does the job wonderfully and it’s worth it to buy some (trust me). Paper towels would not have done the job. Will make over and over! Great for gyros, salads, and dipping.

Very good! Tasted just like the Greek restaurant. I didn’t have enough sour cream so added extra yogurt.

I scaled this down a lot and in turn may have added a bit too much garlic… but it was delicious!

this was fantastic, although it does taste very strongly like sour cream. This is not a complaint I put these on a feta-spinach turkey burger and they were awesome :). Thanks for the recipe!

made 1/2 recipe and still a huge volume. Added some lemon juice

I made this to go atop my turkey feta spinach burgers. Haven’t eaten together yet but this sauce is nice. It could use a tang or something to balance it better but good starter recipe. I will post how it was with the burger when i review the burger recipe.

I stopped by an International market near my home to pick up some gyro meat. The owner of the store asked if I needed any tzatziki sauce, and I told her I was going to make my own. She told me “make it with sour cream, not yogurt.” I liked that this recipe was mostly sour cream, and I agree with her that it is better than the all yogurt versions. I used a regular cucumber and removed the seeds and squeezed out the excess water really well with a dish towel. I made it earlier in the day, and it was still nice (not runny) when I served this with our gyros tonight. Great recipe – thanks for sharing!