Easy Tzatziki Sauce Recipe | How to make Tzatziki

Learn how to make tzatziki with this easy tzatziki sauce recipe! If you are following the Mediterranean diet or want to, tzatziki sauce will be a sauce you make on repeat. Authentic tzatziki is made with cucumber, Greek yogurt, garlic, lemon and dill. You’ll love how versatile this Greek yogurt sauce is, serve it with pita bread and fresh vegetables or use it over gyros, kebabs, souvlaki and more.

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🍅INGREDIENTS: 🍅
🔹 3/4 English cucumber, partially peeled (striped)
🔹 1 tsp kosher salt, divided
🔹 4 to 5 garlic cloves, peeled, finely grated or minced
🔹 1 tsp white vinegar
🔹 1 tbsp Early Harvest Greek Extra Virgin Olive Oil
🔹 2 cups plain Greek yogurt
🔹 Handful of chopped fresh dill or mint (optional)
🔹 1/4 tsp ground white pepper
🔹 Warm pita bread for serving
🔹 Sliced vegetables for serving

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⏱️CHAPTERS⏱️
00:00​​ – Intro
00:13 – How to prepare your cucumbers
02:58 – Tip for garlic
04:18 – Adding the flavor makers
04:56 – Adding the Greek yogurt
05:26 – Adding fresh dill (optional)
05:47 – How long does tzatziki sauce last?
06:02 – How to serve tzatziki sauce
07:10 – Taste test

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– My authentic
Greek tzatziki sauce comes from the island of Paros, and it’s so easy to make
this popular Greek dip with just a few simple
ingredients and less
than 10 minutes. Let’s do it. We’re gonna start
with a cucumber, ’cause this is a
cucumber yogurt sauce, as you probably know. And I’m using English cucumber
here because it is sweeter, it does not have
such a thick skin, so it’s perfect for this recipe. I’m going to go ahead and
just peel it partially. I like to keep a little
bit of the skin on. Now, if you’re using
regular cucumbers, the ones with the
waxy thick skin, you will want to fully peel it. But in this case here,
I don’t need to do that. You’re gonna grab yourself
a nice kitchen towel or a cheesecloth and one
of these nice strainers because you wanna make sure
that you get all the juice as much of it as possible
out of the cucumber so it does not make your
tzatziki sauce watery. So I’ve prepared
that right here. And I get one of these
guys, what is this? – Cheese grater.
– Cheese grater, box grater, whatever
you call it. Yaya would be so proud ’cause we’re doing this
the old fashioned way. We’re just gonna go ahead
and grate the cucumber. Now, you could also chop
up the cuc if you want, but this gives you a
slightly less chunky texture. But it is meant to have
some texture to it. It’s not ranch people,
it’s tzatziki, you know? – [Camera Person]
Would you say tzatziki is the ranch of Greece? – No, that’s offensive.
(people laugh) It’s so much more, so much more. And so much better for you. So about a three quarter
of a large English cuc. Wait for the magic. (grater taps)
Tah dah. You know I’m not gonna
waste this. (crunches) I’m gonna go right in here. We’re gonna season it with just
a little bit of kosher salt, toss, toss, toss with your
hands just to give it flavor. And there we’re gonna go
ahead and fully drain it as much as possible
of the juices, ’cause again, we don’t
want it to be watery. So from here, you
can just push on it and you should see all
the juices come out. Okay, that looks probably
good, and you grab this. This is really how a
Greek yaya would do it. Twist and squeeze.
(juice pattering) That’s right. And don’t throw away
this cucumber juice. Pour it in a shot
glass, like I do. Make a margarita. I think we’re in business now. Oh yes, here we go. That’s
what you’re looking for here. Okay, so we’re going
in a clean bowl now. No juice in the bowl. Add your cuc. Disclaimer, this recipe
is super garliky. It calls for four to
five garlic cloves. But to start, you can
go with one or two if you’re planning
to kiss some people, especially if they’re super big. So let’s start here. It’s always fine to add more. So we’re gonna start with the
two, but if you love garlic, it really is
something when you add four to five garlic cloves. But we’re gonna take it easy
on the husband, you know, and we’re just going
for two garlic cloves. Chop real finely. So this recipe’s adapted
from a larger recipe made in Greece at a
restaurant called Rafoletti where the chef over there
makes a lot of tzatziki. So I took the recipe from
my friend Cheryl’s cookbook, called “Yogurt Culture,” and
I pared it down quite a bit. And I’ve also tried so many
tzatziki sauce recipes, and this is, I’m gonna say, as close to the real
deal as you can get. In fact, I would say it’s
the real deal tzatziki sauce. This is two cloves of garlic, just so you guys have an
idea of what that looks like. Two cloves, two
large garlic cloves. So we’re going with the two
garlic cloves right in here. We’re gonna do another
pinch of kosher salt, white pepper. White pepper, so it doesn’t
change the color of the sauce. And then a touch of distilled
white vinegar right here. So a tiny bit. And a tiny bit of some Greek
extra virgin olive oil. Like I said, the best is over
on the MediterraneanDish.com. Just hit the shop tab
when you get there. Here we go, we’re
gonna mix this party and then mix it in
with our cucumber. And from here, the star of
the show is Greek yogurt. I have two cups of some really
good Greek yogurt right here. So I’m going right in with that
creamy, thick Greek yogurt, essential for tzatziki sauce. Give it a mixy mixy, and
once you make it at home, you will never spend
money buying it in a tub because it’s so
much better at home. If you like, you can
add a little bit of
fresh mint or dill. We’ve got a little dill here, so we’re just gonna
add a little bit. Not even gonna chop
that up, just tear it. Now typically, if you
make tzatziki sauce, make it a little bit before
you are ready to serve it. I usually give it a couple
of hours in the fridge and allow the flavors to
kind of meld and marry. It will last in the fridge
for up to four days. So it’s a great sauce
to have on hand. Serve it with your souvlakis,
what have you, it’s delicious. You’re gonna stick
this guy in the fridge, and then I’m gonna
show you a simple way to share it with
family and friends. So sometimes when
I have people come, maybe unannounced or whatever, and I just wanna put
out some appetizer, you can grab a little bit
of this tzatziki sauce, which I usually
have in my fridge, and I arrange it
on a nice platter with a few veggies,
some pita bread. So we’ve got some veggies
here. Just arrange them simply. But of course, tzatziki sauce is essential to serve
with souvlaki, gyros, all the other beautiful
Greek street food. It is essential to that. But since I have it, I usually will serve it
any which way I want. So veggies are great.
Maybe a few olives. Slice up some pita
into small wedges. The easiest thing, sometimes
I’ll just make this for us, for the family and just
having a breezy Mediterranean, little mezze or appetizer, and
a little drizzle of olive oil. And then maybe a little garnish. And we are in business. Oh baby. All right, I’m gonna dig
in this creamy goodness, veggies, and this
is my happy place. ♪ Mm mm mm ♪ Sugar. (claps hands) Now that you’ve made tzatziki, you should go ahead
and make souvlaki or any of the other
Greek recipes right
here on the channel. Check out the next video.
You’re gonna love it. The recipes are always on
the MediterraneanDish.com. And don’t forget to follow for more delicious
Mediterranean recipes. I will see you later. Ciao. (gentle music)
(cucumber juice trickles) Cheers.
(gentle music) Mm.
(upbeat music)