Tzatziki recipe — creamy garlic sauce for the BBQ
Deel
Tzatziki is the perfect fresh counterpart to spicy BBQ dishes. Creamy, garlicky, and refreshing — perfect with chicken, lamb, Shawarma, and grilled vegetables. Ready in 10 minutes.
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Ingredients
- 500g Greek yogurt (10% fat)
- 1 cucumber
- 2–3 cloves of garlic
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar or lemon juice
- Fresh dill or mint
- Salt to taste
Preparation
- Grate the cucumber coarsely and squeeze out the liquid well with a clean tea towel — this is the most important step for thick tzatziki
- Press the garlic
- Mix yogurt, cucumber, garlic, olive oil, and vinegar
- Add fresh dill or mint
- Season with salt
- Let rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes
Pro tip: Always use full-fat Greek yogurt (10% fat) — low-fat yogurt will result in watery tzatziki. And really squeeze the cucumber well.
What to serve with?
- Shawarma chicken — the classic combination. Shawarma chicken recipe
- Lamb chops. Lamb chops on the BBQ
- Chicken thighs. Chicken thighs on the BBQ
- Grilled vegetables. Vegetarian BBQ
- Cauliflower on the BBQ. Grilled zucchini