It annoys me so often how people just cannot make this dip, which is the simplest thing to make in the world; people add all these things to it (like dill and celery) ; which is NOT in the original greek traditional Tzatziki. So now I will share my recipe so others can enjoy this garlic/Cucumber dip, like they do in Greece.
-5 dl turkish or Greek yoghurt natural. (10%fat)
-1 cucumber
-2 clove-less Garlic (aka Chinese Garlic)
-1 ts lemon
-Salt and pepper.
You dont have to do anything with the yoghurt, as it is thick and ready to use.
(If you can't get hold of a greek or turkish kind, use yoghurt natural and put it in coffee filters and drain for a 30 min time -you do this to get all the water out)
Use a cheese grater on the whole cucumber, then use your hands to squeeze out all the water.
(You can add salt on the cucumber and put it in a coffee filter for 30 min too, if you prefer that method -again, get as much water out as you can)
Then you chop 1-2 chinese garlic very finely. I make it look like a purée almost. I would recommend to NOT use a garlic squeezer thingy, because all the awesome juices are left in the squeezer and not in the tzatziki. I will take pictures of how I slice the garlic later on, so you can do it as simply as possible.
Then I mix the cucumber and garlic into the yoghurt. Blend with a fork, and add a little salt and a little pepper. Stir and add the lemon juice at the end. I use fresh lemon and squeeze it over the now finished Tzatziki.
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