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Delicious Homemade Greek Tzatziki Recipe

There is one thing that I love eating during the summer and that is tzatziki. I love the freshness of this easy dip and combined with salad and some chicken in a flatbread or pita is delicious. I was taught to make it by a friend when I lived in Greece and this year as the kids and I spend the summer eating easy and quick meals in the garden it was time that I introduced them to this easy Greek Tzatziki Dip and we’ve been having it regularly. The bonus – for the first time I’ve also grown most of the ingredients myself.

Tzatziki Recipe

Although the recipe that I was taught in Greece included dill – I’m not a fan of this herb and when visiting various restaurants discovered that this wasn’t always included so this recipe doesn’t include it, however, feel free to add it in. Click on the link below to go straight to the recipe card to print it out with the full instructions.

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Tzatziki Ingredients

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500g Greek Yoghurt– I use the one without anything taken out full fat and no added ingredients

1/2 Cucumber

1/4 teaspoon of salt

3 cloves of garlic

Pepper to Taste

homegrown cucumbers to make delicious greek tzatziki

How to Make Tzatziki

seasoning cucumbers for use in a tzatziki dip recipe

One of the key parts of the making of homemade tzatziki is making sure that you season the cucumber properly before you start. It’s a little bit of a pain having to start to prepare an hour before but worth it.

Tzatziki ingredients to make a delicious Greek Dip

Our top tip when sorting out the cucumber is to peel, then cut off the end and cut into smaller parts. Using a rotary grater means that you will grate all the parts without having little bits of cucumber left over. It also means that kids can help with the recipe as well.

tzatziki recipe mincing the garlic to make the dip
Easy homemade Greek Tzatziki dip recipe to make. Perfect for summer salads and in pita bread.

Homemade Tzatziki Dip Recipe

Cerys Parker
Easy homemade Greek Tzatziki dip recipe to make. Perfect for summer salads and in pita bread.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Resting Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Dip
Cuisine Greek

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g Greek Yogurt FULL FAT
  • ½ Cucumber
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 3 Cloves Garlic
  • Pepper To Taste

Instructions
 

  • Peel and grate the cucumber into a bowl.
  • Sprinkle with the salt and mix together.
  • Leave to the side for 1 hour.
  • Mince the garlic in a garlic crusher.
  • In a bowl mix together the Yoghurt and the Garlic.
  • Drain the Cucumber in a sieve to remove most of the liquid.
  • Add the drained cucumber to the yogurt and mix.
  • Season with pepper to taste.

Notes

If you wish you can add 1/2 teaspoon of freshly chopped dill to the mix.
Keyword Dip Recipe, Greek Dip, Tzatziki
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Cerys Parker

Cerys is a marine biologist, environmental educator, teacher, mum, and home educator from the UK. She loves getting creative, whether it is with simple and easy crafts and ideas, activities to make learning fun, or delicious recipes that you and your kids can cook together you'll find them all shared here on Rainy Day Mum.

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