I was eating my roommate Andrew’s tzatziki dip that he bought at Wegman’s (well, I don’t think he knew I was eating his dip…hmm) and I realized that it’s really nothing more than yogurt and a bunch of other household ingredients like garlic and cucumbers, stuff that everyone has lying around their fridge. I’ve adapted Ina Garten’s recipe for tzatziki and made it super easy to make. Serve this with good crackers and a few olives and people will love you forever.
Oh, I skipped the cheesecloth-yogurt draining process, so it’ll be a bit runny/watery if you keep it for more than a day.
Recipe:
1 pt plain full-fat Greek yogurt
1 hothouse cucumber, peeled, seeded, and minced into perfect little cubes
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tbs white vinegar
2 tbs freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tbs olive oil
1 1/2 tsp minced garlic
1 1/2 tsp minced fresh dill
freshly cracked black pepper
Sprinkle 1 tbs of salt over the cucumbers and let it drain for about 30 minutes. Rinse salt off and pat dry. Mix everything else together and toss the cucumbers in. Chill in the fridge for about 3 hours before serving.
2 Comments
April 1, 2008 at 5:02 pm
So, that was you who ate my tzatziki. You’re bad.
June 9, 2009 at 3:33 am
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