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Name: Tzatziki
Prep time: 16 min
Total time: 16 min
Yield: 400 g
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 1 onion; 1 garlic clove; 1 cucumber; 100 g feta; 2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves; 2 tablespoons parsley; 100 g plain yoghurt; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; salt; pepper

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Tzatziki

Tzatziki is an ideal summer recipe: a cooling combination of Greek yoghurt, onion, garlic, cucumber and herbs. It is normally served as a side dish or condiment.

This is a Greek recipe, but similar dishes exist in other eastern and middle-eastern countries, under different names.

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Last modified on: September 8^th 2015

For 400 g, you will need:

1 1 onion
2 1 garlic clove
3 1 cucumber
4 100 g feta
5 2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves
6 2 tablespoons parsley
7 100 g plain yoghurt
8 2 tablespoons olive oil
9 1 tablespoon lemon juice
10 salt
11 pepper
Total weight: 640 grams

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Fulfillment

Preparation	Start to finish
16 min.	16 min.

Preservation:

Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1

5 min.

Peel 1 onion and chop small.

Do the same with the garlic.

Stage 2

5 min.

Peel 1 cucumber and cut into small dice.

Stage 3

1 min.

Break up 100 g feta roughly with a fork.

Stage 4

3 min.

Finely chop 2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves and 2 tablespoons parsley.

Stage 5

2 min.

Mix in a bowl the garlic, onion, feta and herbs.

Add 100 g plain yoghurt (preferably Greek style), 2 tablespoons olive oil and 1 tablespoon lemon juice, salt and pepper.

Stage 6

Check the seasoning and your tzatziki is ready. You can serve it with fried croutons, vegetable sticks or radishes.

Remarks

The amounts given are for guidance and only approximate. Do feel free to adapt them to your taste, adding a little more or a little less.

Nutritional information

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 400 g : 7.79 €

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Source

Home made.

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This recipe use (among others)

	Plain yoghurt: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cretan-style salmon , Home-made doner kebab, Light herb sauce, Spinach fritters, ... All
	Feta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Courgette tart with mint, Spinach brik parcels, Cretan salad, Tomato and courgette tart, Cretan-style salmon , ... All
	Fresh mint leaves: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Minted Melon, Chicken club sandwich, Half-cooked chocolate cake with raspberry coulis, Peach and mint salad , Strawberry-mint sorbet, ... All
	Parsley: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs with mayonnaise, Meatballs, Salt cod brandade, Green parsley sauce, Spaghetti with mushrooms, ... All

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