
Tzatziki

55 calories per serving
4 servings
Sauce/Dressing
Vegetarian
Ingredients:
1 cup Lowfat Greek yogurt
1 cucumber
1-2 cloves Garlic, minced
2 tbsp Dill
1 tsp Mint
Juice of 1 lemon
Salt & pepper
**olive oil** optional
Instructions:
Grate cucumber into bowl lined with cheescloth and sprinkle lightly with salt to draw out moisture. Let sit for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, in separate bowl, mix yogurt, garlic mint and dill. Add 1/2 of the lemon juice and stir to combine. Reserve the remaining lemon juice.
Wrap grated cucumber in cheesecloth and squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Once squeezed, add cucumber to bowl with yogurt mixture and mix until combined.
Taste and adjust salt, add black pepper and additional lemon juice to taste.
To serve, put in bowl and drizzle the top lightly with good olive oil.
Substitutions:
Greek yogurt: regular plain yogurt, strained