Tzatziki (Yogurt Dip)
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 20.0
- Total Fat: 0.1 g
- Cholesterol: 0.8 mg
- Sodium: 323.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 3.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 1.8 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Tzatziki (Yogurt Dip) calories by ingredient
Submitted by: LOULOUB
Introduction
Tzatziki is a Greek and Turkish appetizer, also used as a sauce or dip. This recipe is perfect with Mediterranean dishes or anything else on a hot summer's day. Tzatziki is a Greek and Turkish appetizer, also used as a sauce or dip. This recipe is perfect with Mediterranean dishes or anything else on a hot summer's day.Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
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1 medium cucumber, finely sliced
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh dill weed
1 clove garlic, diced
2 Tbsp onion, diced
1/2 to 3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground white pepper
6 ounces plain, nonfat yogurt
Tips
Garnish with mint or dill.
Directions
Combine ingredients, serve, and enjoy.
Keeps for several days, although some separation may occur--just mix again!
Keeps for several days, although some separation may occur--just mix again!
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Member Ratings For This Recipe
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Being Greek and having made tzatziki, my suggestion would be to peel and seed the cucumber, dice it, place cubes in a piece of paper towel and squeeze out the excess water. This will help keep the dip from getting watery. This recipe is a good lowfat version. Sometimes mint is used instead of dill. - 10/17/08
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Buying a "natural style" yoghurt (with no pectin or anything else added to change the consistency, like Dannon Natural or Trader Joe's) makes the yoghurt drain beautifully in cheesecloth. If you drain the cucumber too, you get a thicker consistency; wonderful on pitas without too much dripping.... - 7/7/08
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I make mine with Greek yogurt instead of regular; I add lemon juice and skip the onion. Also, others' tips on getting some of the extra water out of the cukes is important!! Another suggestion: put all ingredients (except Greek yogurt) into food processor, then "fold" into the Greek yogurt. - 4/4/14
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A good tip for cucumbers and tomatoes: Place in a strainer after cutting them and salt them. You'd be surprised how much liquid is drawn out! You can take regular non-fat yogurt, put it in a strainer lined with coffee filters over a bowl and back in the refridgerator. Next day you have greek yogurt! - 3/20/12
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