Cookbook:Tzatziki

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Tzatziki is a yogurt sauce that's great over gyros, pitas, salads, lamb, as a dip, or for anything you'd like a cool tasty sauce on.

Ingredients

• 1½ cups yogurt
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 Tablespoon dill (sub. ¼ Tablespoon of tarragon if no dill available)
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 4 Tablespoons lemon juice (optional)
• 2 small cucumbers, diced
• Salt
• White pepper, to taste (optional)

Procedure

1. Drain yogurt in a sieve or a cheesecloth for about 3 hours prior to using it, along with draining the cucumber and salting it to further remove moisture.
2. Combine yogurt, garlic, olive oil, and lemon juice in a bowl and cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or more.
3. After refrigerating, add dill and cucumber into bowl and mix with a whip until smooth.
4. Add pepper and salt to taste.