Easiest Way to Cook Delicious Kinda Tzatziki

Kinda Tzatziki. Goes great with some broccoli, carrots, chicken, beef, chips, with Indian food!!, grilled fish, etc. This is a lovely, cool, refreshing Greek tzatziki dip that I first tasted and fell in love with in the Greek Islands. It is lovely with hot toasted pita bread and veggies or lamb kebabs!

Also lemon juice is preferable to vinegar. But the one non-negotiable item is the strained, full fat yogurt. Tzatziki is a chilled garlicky Greek yogurt and cucumber sauce, dip or spread. You can cook Kinda Tzatziki using 5 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Kinda Tzatziki

1. It's of cucumber; shredded.
2. Prepare of garlic clove; minced.
3. You need of plain yogurt.
4. It's of half a lemon.
5. It's of minced cilantro.

It is often associated with gyros but is used for many different dishes. It is made with Greek yogurt, drained cucumbers, garlic, olive oil, fresh herbs (most often dill but sometimes mint or parsley), salt and pepper and sometimes lemon juice. Tzatziki is a creamy Greek yogurt sauce with cucumbers and fresh garlic. This is a versatile sauce that is the perfect accompaniment to many Mediterranean dishes.

Kinda Tzatziki instructions

1. Shred up some cucumber and keep some of the skin. Sprinkle a large pinch of salt and rest for 5 mins..
   
2. Add your garlic to the bowl..
   
3. Squeeeeeeeeeze out the juice from the cucumber and chop to desired consistency (I like mine chunky)..
   
4. Add the cucumber and garlic to a bigger bowl. Scoop in about 1.5 cups of yogurt, 1/2 tsp salt, lemon, freshly cracked pepper, and your cilantro. Mint would be amazing with this too!.
   
5. Adjust seasonings to taste. I personally would place this in the fridge for about an hour to let the REAL flavors come out - otherwise, you can eat this straight from the bowl. Enjoy!.

You can also slather it on your sandwiches; or simply use it as a dip with warm pita and your favorite vegetables! Fry up some zucchini or eggplant slices (dredge in flour and fried in olive oil) and serve with a dollop of tzatziki on top. Note: If I have time, I often lightly salt the grated cucumber and put in a colander to drain, then squeeze out water as per usual. This is so close to the reciper we used in cooking class in greece!, we were taught to shredded the cucumber like a block of cheese then salt let sit while the rest is put together then grab a handuful at a time and squeezed out all the water and then mix it into the dip. it may be an idea to keep in mind if you want some and dont have a half hour to wait on it draining Otherwise known as that yogurt and cucumber sauce you love at Greek restaurants but worry about mispronouncing (hear the correct pronunciation here). Tzatziki is made simply with yogurt, drained cucumber, olive oil, fresh herbs (usually mint or dill), garlic, lemon juice and salt.