Tzatziki Sauce

I have been rather uninspired recently with recipes (so please email me some good ones!).  But, inspiration finally hit me when I was looking through some old pictures of one of my favorite trips…Greece!   I remembered falling in love with tzatziki and eating massive amounts of it.  Being that it is summer and is hot (well some of the time it’s hot), I thought this would be a great recipe to share.  It is SUPER simple, very fresh and good for you!

 Ingredients:

1 small/Medium cucumber, peeled

16 oz (2 cups) Cold plain Greek yogurt (I used Fage 2%)

2 cloves garlic, pressed

1/3 cup chopped fresh dill

1 1/2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice

1/2 tsp Kosher salt, or to taste

1/8 tsp black pepper

Directions:

Peel the cucumber, seed it and finely dice it.  Squeeze the cucumber in a paper towel very tightly to strain it’s juices/water out. This will prevent  the sauce from being watery the next day.

Combine all ingredients and stir together.  Let chill in the refrigerator for an hour before serving…this helps chill and let the flavors come together. 

Picture Source: Lindsay Klindt

Recipe Source: Lindsay Klindt