Tzatziki

• Ingredients

  • 2 cups strained Greek yogurt
  • 2 Persian cucumbers or 1 English cucumber, remove seeds, peel, and cut in half crosswise. Persian cucumbers work best, but an English cucumber is OK too.
  • 2 garlic cloves (finely chopped or use garlic press)
  • 1/2 cup preferably fresh dill (finely chopped). Dried dill works if fresh is not available.
  • Salt and ground black pepper, to taste

• Directions

  1. Grate cucumber with to desired thickness. Squeeze out excess moisture of grated cucumber with a towel or cheesecloth.
  2. In a small bowl, combine the yogurt, garlic, cucumber, and dill. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and place in the refrigerator.

• Varsano Variation

  • Cucumber may be diced instead of grated
  • Raw garlic cloves are too strong for me so I often use garlic powder
  • Add Olive Oil
  • Add dried or fresh chopped mint