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.
This is a Greek recipe, but similar dishes exist in other eastern and middle-eastern countries, under different names.
32,5144.7/5 for 12 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: September 8th 2015
For 400 g, you will need:
- 0
1 onion - 1
1 garlic clove - 2
1 cucumber - 3
100 g feta - 4
2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves - 5
2 tablespoons parsley - 6
100 g Greek yoghurt - 7
2 tablespoons olive oil - 8
1 tablespoon lemon juice - 9
salt - 10
pepper - Total weight: 640 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 16 min. | 16 min. |
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Step by step recipe
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 Greek yoghurt, 2 tablespoons olive oil and 1 tablespoon lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Add 100 g Greek yoghurt, 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.
Keeping:
Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 731 Kcal or 3,061 Kj | 24 gr | 24 gr | 60 gr |
| 37 % | 9 % | 2 % | 9 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 114 Kcal or 477 Kj | 4 gr | 4 gr | 9 gr |
| 6 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 400 g : 8.05 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Greek yoghurt: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Light herb sauce, Cretan-style salmon , Lebanese-style chickpea salad, Home-made doner kebab, Spinach and cashew brik rolls, ... All |
| Feta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Souda salad, Vegetable rosette tart, Spinach brik parcels, Feta in olive oil with herbs, Cretan-style salmon , ... All |
| Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Green hummus, Cretan-style salmon , Bolognaise lasagne, Lebanese Tabbouleh, Rabbit civet "à la normande", ... All |
| Fresh mint leaves: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Strawberries with mint and cream, Strawberries in a thyme and lemon-flavoured red wine reduction, Chaud-froid of grapefruit, pineapple and lime custard , Fresh mint ice-cream, Strawberry feuilleté, ... All |
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