Tzatziki
A refreshing summer dip featuring locally grown cucumbers. Ingredients with an asterisk (*) are available seasonally right here in North Iowa! Click on select ingredients to find them nearby or stop by your local farmer's market.
Servings: 1 bowl
Calories: 191kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cucumber*
- 2 sprigs dill* and/or mint*
- 1 clove garlic* crushed
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
Instructions
- Slice the cucumber in half lengthwise. Grate one half of the cucumber and set aside other half for serving. Put the grated cucumber in a strainer in the sink and sprinkle with a couple pinches of salt.
- Snip your herbs with scissors into tiny pieces.
- Squeeze out as much water as possible from the cucumber and place in a medium bowl.
- Use a mortar and pestle to grind garlic into a paste or mince it. Add garlic, herb(s) of choice, lemon juice, and some black pepper into the bowl.
- Stir in yogurt. Taste and adjust salt, pepper, lemon.
- Cut remainder of cucumber into sticks for serving. Also great with chips, carrots, peppers, etc.
Nutrition
Calories: 191kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 97mg | Potassium: 791mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 258IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 324mg | Iron: 1mg