Greek Tzatziki Dip.
You can cook Greek Tzatziki Dip using 8 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Greek Tzatziki Dip
- You need 1 cup of homemade full fat yogurt.
- You need 1 of cucumber unpeeled and seeded.
- Prepare 2 of garlic cloves grated.
- It's 1 tbsp of olive oil.
- It's 1 tsp of lemon juice.
- It's 1 tbsp of fresh mint leaves chopped finely.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of black pepper powder.
- Prepare 1/4 th tsp of black salt.
Greek Tzatziki Dip step by step
- Chop off both ends of cucumber and slice in half lengthwise. Scoop out seeds with a spoon. Grate on the large holes of a grater.Squeeze out all liquid from the grated cucumber through a sieve. Transfer the squeezed cucumber to a serving bowl. Strain out extra liquid from yogurt. Thick yogurt is needed to get the right texture of this authentic Greek Tzatziki Dip. Add this to the cucumber..
- Combine black pepper powder, olive oil, grated garlic, black salt, lemon juice and chopped mint leaves along with yogurt and cucumber. Mix all and refrigerate. Serve chilled as a dip with pita bread, crackers, crisps, french fries, vegetables, as a sauce over the grilled or baked dish or as a spread in sandwiches or over kababs. This dip can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days..