Tzatziki Sauce

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 39.0
  • Total Fat: 2.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 1.8 mg
  • Sodium: 22.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 3.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
  • Protein: 1.8 g

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Introduction

Traditionally served with gyros, this makes a nice low fat veggie dip.
This does involve prep work so give plenty of time before you are wanting to serve
Traditionally served with gyros, this makes a nice low fat veggie dip.
This does involve prep work so give plenty of time before you are wanting to serve

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    Yogurt, plain, low fat, 1 cup (8 fl oz)
    1 Cucumber (peeled and seeded)
    Olive Oil, 1 tbsp
    Lemon Juice, .5 lemon yields
    Dill weed, dried, 1 tsp
    Garlic, 3 cloves
    Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions

Drain yogurt in cheesecloth (or use a couple coffee filters if you don't have any cheesecloth on hand)
Shred Cucumbers and place on paper towels to dry
(both of the last 2 steps take a couple hours to drain completely, skipping these steps will make your dip runny and seperate)
Mix together all ingredients and allow to chill for an hour, or overnight for best results
Makes about 8 servings of 2 Tblsp

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PICKLE5342.