Fresh Tzatziki Sauce
The whole trick is wringing the cucumber genuinely dry — skip it and you get soup.
Photo “Tzatziki” by Nikodem Nijaki · CC BY-SA 3.0
- 1 Grate half an English cucumber on the large holes of a box grater.
- 2 Gather the grated cucumber into a clean kitchen towel or strong paper towels and squeeze hard to wring out all the internal water.
- 3 In a bowl, combine the dry squeezed cucumber, Greek yogurt, pressed garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, finely chopped dill and salt.
- 4 Stir well, cover, and store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.