This is a quick tzatziki sauce that provides a nice, “crisp” taste to things. I mainly use it when making gyro meat, but also sometimes as a salad dressing. I like a bit of “bite” to the sauce, but if that is not your style, the lemon juice and vinegar may be omitted. The sauce is a little chunky as well. For something smoother, you may perhaps finely chop the grated cucumber after squeezing the water out of it, or run the sauce through a blender after combining everything.
Timings
Prep: 8 minutes
Cook: 2 minutes
Wait: 15 minutes
Total: 25 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 English cucumber
- 3/4C Greek yogurt
- 1/4C mayonnaise
- 2T fresh dill, chopped finely
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1t salt
- 1T olive oil
- 1T white vinegar
- 1T (or about half a lemon squeezed) lemon juice
Steps
- Finely grate the cucumber. I use the smallest grate size on a box grater letting the strips fall into a cheese cloth resting over a plate or pie pan. Then, squeeze as much water as possible out of the grated cucumbers using a cheese cloth, dish towel, or if necessary, paper towel.
- Add the pressed cucumber into a small mixing bowl along with the rest of the ingredients, and mix well.
- Taste and adjust seasoning, (salt, vinegar, and lemon juice mostly).
- Optionally let rest for at least 15 minutes before using.