Monday, April 6, 2015

Tzatziki - White Meat Sauce

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                                               Tzatziki - White Meat Sauce

Spyro's tzatziki ( My Dad's) was the best, we had so many repeated customers. For someone who never stepped a foot in the kitchen, he sure has taught me some of my best dishes.  This sauce is mainly used on Gyros (pronounced Yeero) but it can be also used on barbequed meat, chicken, souvlaki or even as a spread on bread. Whatever way you choose to eat it, it's simple and delicious !!

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Tzatziki - White meat Sauce

Recipe by Mommy's Kitchen
Prep time: 15 min
Ingredients

Empty your yoghurt in a bowl, if you are using Fage yoghurt you don't need to drain it.If you use other yoghurt you have to drain it. To obtain a thicker effect use sour cream. ( This was my dad's little secret). Let it drain for 30 min. Place a very thin cloth in a colander and then empty your yoghurt.





Take 1 cucumber, I used 3 small ones.  Peel them, shred them and drain them in a colander for 30 minutes as well. Cucumbers retain plenty of liquid so you don't want this in your tzatziki sauce, if you don't drain them, you will get a very runny sauce. 


Shred them as shown in the picture below.


Cut your garlic cloves into tiny pieces.

 


Add your oil, vinegar and garlic to yoghurt mixture. I measure my vinegar and oil using shot glasses, it's convenient for me.


Mix everything together and let it sit an hour before serving so all the flavors can blend in. I usually prepare it the night before. Add salt and pepper to taste. 



Decorate and serve. Kale Orexi !!! 


If you have any questions feel free to contact me. 

14 comments :

  1. My mouth is watering. I grew up going with my family to a local Greek restaurant owned by the family of a friend. We ate there countless times every year for decades. Needless to say, I love Greek food! Reading your post, it occurs to me that I should try MAKING it...Thanks for the inspiration :)

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  2. Love Tzatziki sauce and yours looks yummy! I have been know to add radish to mine too!
    #ibabloggers

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  3. Looks great and I bet it tastes delish! #ibabloggers

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  4. Awesome! I've been wanting to learn to make this sauce. I love this stuff.

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  5. YUMM! Now for some falafels to go with it!

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  6. Thank you everyone for the lovely comments !!

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  7. We love Tzatziki ! Pinned your recipe so I can give it a try.

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  8. Thanks for linking up to last week's Tasty Tuesday Linky! I have pinned your recipe to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest Board. Hope you stop by and link up tomorrow!

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  9. Thank you I really appreciate it!! You make my day shine :)

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  10. Okay, I JUST discovered Tzatziki sauce not long ago (and still probably can't actually say it correctly LOL) This looks amazing!!! Thanks so much for taking the time to link up over at the #HomeMattersParty - we hope to see you again this Friday! Feel free to bring a friend :)

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  11. Thank you Kristen !! I love sharing my recipes with everyone!

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  12. Hiya I usually grate the garlic but always comes out quiet strong just cutting pieces is better? Won't u eat a chunk of garlic? Any help would be great x

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