Cookbook:Tzatziki

| Cuisine of Greece

Tzatziki is a yogurt sauce that's great over gyros, pitas, salads, lamb, as a dip, or for anything you'd like a cool tasty sauce on.

Ingredients

 * 1½ cups yogurt
 * 4 cloves garlic, minced
 * 1 tablespoon dill (sub. ¼ tablespoon of tarragon if no dill is available)
 * 2 tablespoons olive oil
 * 4 tablespoons lemon juice (optional)
 * 2 small cucumbers, diced
 * Salt
 * White pepper, to taste (optional)

Procedure

 * 1) Drain yogurt in a sieve or a cheesecloth for about 3 hours prior to using it.
 * 2) Drain the cucumber and salt it to further remove moisture.
 * 3) Combine yogurt, garlic, olive oil, and lemon juice in a bowl and cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or more.
 * 4) After refrigerating, add dill and cucumber into bowl and mix with a whisk until smooth.
 * 5) Add pepper and salt to taste.