Homemade Tzatziki Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 English cucumber
- 1 Tb kosher salt
- 16 oz plain Greek yogurt or 2 cups
- 1 lemon - zest 1 tsp from the peel then juice it
- 1 clove garlic grated
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Tb fresh dill or 1 teaspoon of dry dill
Instructions
- To begin, peel and seed an English cucumber, then dice it up into about 1/2 inch pieces, or smaller.
- Place the diced cucumber in a bowl and sprinkle it with the kosher salt. Give it a stir.
- Transfer the salted cucumber to a wire sieve. Place the sieve on the bowl, then place a smaller bowl on top of the cucumbers. Place something heavy, like a bottle of olive oil into the bowl. What you are doing is simply creating a press to remove all of the excess liquid from the cucumber. Let it sit this way for 30 minutes.
- After it has pressed for 30 minutes, pour the cucumbers into several layers of paper towel, or cheese cloth and squeeze out every last drop of liquid that you can.
- Place the cucumbers in your food processor along with all of the remaining ingredients.
- Pulse this in your food processor until it is smooth as can be.
- Transfer the sauce to a dish, cover, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, overnight is even better.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Time includes minimum 2 hour refrigeration prior to use.
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