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    Home » Recipes » Appetizer Recipes

    Homemade Tzatziki Sauce

    January 31, 2015 by Laureen King

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    Homemade Tzatziki Sauce is a delicious, creamy combination of yogurt and cucumber.

    Homemade Tzatziki Sauce

    Delightfully refreshing, Homemade Tzatziki Sauce is made with fresh cucumbers, lemon and creamy Greek yogurt. This is a perfect dip for grilled chicken or beef kebobs and of course pita bread. For the ultimate flavour be sure to use fresh herbs and veggies! This is my favourite side to serve with Lemon Herb Chicken Kebabs.

    One important step in making this sauce is to fully drain the excess water from the cucumbers or you will have watery sauce. I also found full fat Greek yogurt works best for this recipe.

    Homemade Tzatziki Sauce

    Homemade Tzatziki Sauce

    Laureen King
    Homemade Tzatziki Sauce is made with fresh cucumbers, lemon and creamy Greek yogurt.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Total Time 10 mins
    Course Appetizer
    Cuisine Greek
    Servings 4
    Calories 42 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup greek yogurt
    • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
    • ½ clove garlic very finely minced
    • ¼ cup red onion finely diced
    • ½ English cucumber
    • 2 tablespoon fresh dill chopped or 1 tablespoon dried dill
    • 2 tablespoon fresh chives chopped
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon pepper

    Instructions
     

    • Dice cucumbers, sprinkle with salt and place in sieve for at least 30 minutes to remove extra moisture from cucumbers.
    • Combine all remaining ingredients together, mix well.
    • Add drained cucumbers to yogurt mix.
    • Keep refrigerated until ready to use.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 42kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 6gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 310mgPotassium: 140mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 120IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 1mg
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    Homemade Tzatziki Sauce

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    Comments

    1. Liz

      February 04, 2015 at 6:45 pm

      Now you have me craving shish kebabs and grilled Greek chicken! Perfect with your yummy tzatziki!

      Reply
      • Laureen King

        February 05, 2015 at 7:38 am

        Thank you Liz, I can hardly wait until our snow melts and we pull out the BBQ to start grilling.

        Reply

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      May 26, 2016 at 8:23 am

      […] Lemon Herb Chicken Kebabs are terrific to make for your summer BBQ’s. The kebabs are made ahead of time and then only require a short time on the grill. They taste fantastic served with my Homemade Tzatziki Sauce. […]

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      March 24, 2017 at 9:58 am

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