To prepare this delicious cucumber dressing, drain some low-fat yogurt over night. This is a fantastic topping for grilled meat or chicken. It also makes a fantastic dip for pita chips and vegetables. One more garlic clove was added (werewolves in Florida). Removed the parsley and increased the amount of fresh dill somewhat.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Additional Time: | 10 hrs |
| Total Time: | 10 hrs 15 mins |
| Servings: | 16 |
| Yield: | 16 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) container low-fat plain yogurt
- 1 cucumber – peeled, seeded, and grated
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Line a colander with two layers of cheesecloth and place it over a bowl. Place yogurt on the cheesecloth and cover the colander with plastic wrap. Allow yogurt to drain, 8 hours to overnight.
- Place grated cucumber in a fine mesh strainer; allow to drain 1 to 2 hours.
- Mix yogurt, cucumber, dill, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Refrigerate for flavors to blend, at least 2 hours.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 20 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 3 g |
| Cholesterol | 2 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Sodium | 20 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 1 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Yes, I squeezed the cucumber in kitchen towel used greek yogurt, lemon garlic and dill with a touch of evoo
Good as far as tzatziki sauce goes. It worked really well on my gyros. I don’t think I would make this sauce other than for a gyro. Tried dipping with vegetables and thought it was rather bland but for gyros, it was great.
Loved this and so did my Greek husband! Thank you
Sorry guys, it’s just not for me. Too tangy. But, to be honest I haven’t had Tzatziki Sauce too many times so maybe this is how it should be.
Great and easy recipe!! thought it tasted great, not so good after a few days.. but maybe it’s just me! will become a staple for me in this house.
Great recipe and easy to make. I make it often, changing the dill for mint and parsley, or a mix of herbs that I have on hand. I use Zoi plain Greek yogurt which is plenty thick. I remove excess moisture from the cucumber in a mesh strainer, pressed with the back of a spoon.
Delicious! I added 1/2 c. of sour cream.
nice and smooth
This is a solid recipe for tzatziki. If you shortcut by using Greek yogurt instead of draining regular yogurt, then I recommend that you don’t drain/squeeze the moisture from the grated cucumber – I did, and I didn’t like the consistency – too thick/dry. Otherwise delicious.
Delicious!!
OMG, this is addicting! Couple of changes. Used Greek yogurt (no straining needed) and used about 1 tsp of garlic salt instead of fresh garlic and salt, only because we are not fans of raw garlic. This will be my go to Tzatziki sauce! Thanks for a wonderful recipe!
Great sauce, light and fresh. I made it on the spot, so I didn’t have time to drain the yogurt. It was delicious on my salmon despite not being drained.
I didn’t
I didn’t drain the yogurt by mistake so that was my bad but even tho it turned out thin, the flavor was still good, but not the best I’ve had. I’m thriving for a more complex flavor I think. I’ll try it again and tweak it to see if that helps. I’m happy I gave it a go, good recipe!
I used greek yogurt to avoid the draining step. This is really good on turkey burgers.
Delicious! I used plain greek yogurt because I like the thick, rich flavor as compared to regular plain yogurt. I left all other ingredients as is. I will definitely make again.
Used English cucumber diced fine then squeezed water out. Used full-fat plain yogurt for richness. I will add more dill and maybe onion powder next time for more flavor.
Love it!!
Delicious. I have made it eith greek yogurt and normal yogurt and both are great. I omittted the dill because I didn’t have any. We love this with the spinach and feta turkey burgers from this site.
Simple and delicious and healthy! easy to drain both the yogurt and cukes, which ensured a great consistency. I used this with the turkey feta Kalamata burger recipe, and it was a perfect pairing.
Just have to watch the liquid from the cucumbers, can get awfully wet if not squeezed and drained enough. Some of it may come from the fact that we used our own garden cucumbers. Extremely fresh