Andrea's greek yogurt sauce.. tzatziki

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 109.2

Total Fat: 3.7 g
Cholesterol: 2.5 mg
Sodium: 116.8 mg
Total Carbs: 11.8 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
Protein: 7.5 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Andrea's greek yogurt sauce.. tzatziki calories by ingredient

Introduction

Delicious sauce for anything from chicken to salmon to rice or just as a dip for brad or veggies-
It disappears faster than you can serve it.
Use 1 large seedless cucumber with the peel if you can or 1 1/2 regular cucumbers peeled if you don't have seedless. Salt and pepper are always to taste, and the olive oil is optional but gives the sauce a bit of richness that is pretty good.
This sauce doesn't usually call for onion, but, I like it. Delicious sauce for anything from chicken to salmon to rice or just as a dip for brad or veggies-
It disappears faster than you can serve it.
Use 1 large seedless cucumber with the peel if you can or 1 1/2 regular cucumbers peeled if you don't have seedless. Salt and pepper are always to taste, and the olive oil is optional but gives the sauce a bit of richness that is pretty good.
This sauce doesn't usually call for onion, but, I like it.

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

Yogurt plain, nonfat- 32 oz container

Cucumber (with peel) 1 large or 1 1/2 medium

Garlic minced or pressed, 2 cloves

Fresh chopped dill 2 Tbs

Lemon juice 1/4 cup

Salt, 1 dash

Pepper, black, 1 dash

Onions, raw, 1 tbsp chopped

Olive Oil, 2 tbsp

Directions

Line a strainer with a cheese cloth or coffee filters. I use coffee filters. Place strainer in pot or bowl. Empty yogurt into strainer and place in frige for a few hours, allowing water to drain away from yogurt. It is important to do this or you will have watery sauce- yuck.
In the meantime, wash your cucumber, and cut off the ends- split in half lengthwise, and scoop out the watery middle where the seeds are (even seedless cucumbers have this) Grate your cucumber with a metal grater or in the food processor. Place on cheese cloth, or paper towels, and squeeze out as much water as you can. Again, very important- watery sauce- yuck.
Place cucumber in bowl, add strained yogurt, and all other ingredients- mix well, cover, place in frige for 2 hours, and serve with just about anything. Nutrition info is to serve 8.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NYFASHIONQUEEN.