Thursday March 18 , 2010
Tzatziki
Description Tzatziki, a very simple sauce, is a great accompaniment to traditional Greek. Tzatziki can also be used as dip and not only in traditional Greek cooking, try it as filling for baked potatoes or served with fish fingers.
Ingredients
At a glance
Cuisine
Difficulty
Serves
4
  • 1 cup yogurt, plain, better Greekstyle yogurt
  • 3/4 cup cucumber, diced
  • 1 Tbs fresh dill leaves, or 2 tsp dried
  • 1 Tbs extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed (optional)
  • salt and pepper to taste

Preparation time: 10 minutes
strong>Cooking time: 5 minutes

Methods/steps
  1. Mix yogurt, olive oil, garlic, if used, salt and pepper. Stir or use a standing blender.
  2. Add dill and cucumber. Stir to mix well. Serve or chill in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts

Serving size: 1 serving
Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
Amount Per Serving
Calories 75.61
Calories From Fat (52%) 39.00
% Daily Value
Total Fat 4.41g 7%
Saturated Fat 1.07g 5%
Cholesterol 3.67mg 1%
Sodium 336.03mg 14%
Potassium 208.99mg 6%
Carbohydrates 5.78g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.31g 1%
Sugar 4.67g
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g
Net Carbohydrates 5.47g
Protein 3.61g 7%
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