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arbys tzatziki sauce

Tzatziki Sauce Recipe

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup full-fat Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 medium cucumber
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp fresh dill
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper

Method
 

  1. Grate the 1/2 medium cucumber on the large holes of a box grater, pile onto a kitchen towel, and squeeze out as much liquid as possible.
  2. Whisk together the 1 cup Greek yogurt, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp black pepper in a medium bowl until smooth.
  3. Mince the 2 cloves garlic finely, then fold into the yogurt base along with the drained cucumber and 1 tbsp fresh dill. Taste and adjust salt.
  4. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes, then spoon into a serving bowl, swirl the top, and finish with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprig of fresh dill.

Notes

You can make this up to 24 hours ahead; the garlic mellows nicely overnight. If the sauce looks a little thin when you pull it out of the fridge, it usually firms back up after a stir. The single most common issue is under-drained cucumber, so take an extra 30 seconds on that squeeze.