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How to make Tzatziki

A couple of ingredients and less than 10 minutes is all it takes for these delicious creamy and satisfying tzatziki recipe.

Course Sauce
Cuisine Mediterranean
Keyword healthy tzatziki, how to make tzatziki, tzatziki recipe, tzatziki sauce, tzatziki without dill
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 cups
Calories 116 kcal
Author Samantha

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup thick plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 mini or Persian Cucumber
  • 1/2 clove garlic
  • 3-5 leaves (fresh) mint
  • 1/2 medium lemon
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  1. Place yogurt in a small bowl.

  2. Trim ends of cucumber and cut cucumber into small pieces (a couple of centimetres cubed each). Add to bowl.

  3. Finely grate garlic* and add to bowl.

  4. Finely chop mint (and/or dill if using).

  5. Add juice from 1/2 lemon, salt and pepper.

  6. Combine all ingredients with a spoon and serve.

Recipe Notes

*  I use a microplane to do this. 

Nutrition Facts
How to make Tzatziki
Amount Per Serving
Calories 116 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 8mg3%
Sodium 638mg28%
Potassium 368mg11%
Carbohydrates 13g4%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 16g32%
Vitamin A 59IU1%
Vitamin C 30mg36%
Calcium 179mg18%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.