Greece · Eastern Mediterranean
Tzatziki
Strained yoghurt, cucumber, garlic — the meze that makes everything else stretch.
30 min Serves 6 easymezevegetarianno-cook
Ingredients
- 500g Greek yoghurt
- 1 cucumber
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- Olive oil, salt
- Dill
Method
- 1
Grate the cucumber and salt it; leave 20 minutes.
- 2
Squeeze out as much water as you can — this is the whole trick.
- 3
Crush the garlic to a paste with salt.
- 4
Mix everything with the yoghurt, vinegar and olive oil.
- 5
Chill an hour and finish with dill.
Budget note
One tub of yoghurt turns a plate of bread into a meal.
Cooking this way every week? Read our guide to the Mediterranean diet on a budget for the pantry list, cost-saving swaps and a 7-day plan.
From the book
Taverna Notes
This recipe is one of six in the printable ebook — the same recipes, collected as a PDF you can cook from offline or print.
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