Get the App

Recipes

Find a Recipe Blue Ribbon Recipes Pinch It!™ Feed Browse All Recipes

Editorial

Food Bites & Articles Videos What is a Blue Ribbon? Meet the Test Kitchen

Community

Member Recipes Groups Sweepstakes Contests Shopping

tzatziki ( greek style cucumber and youghurt dip with dill)

(1 rating)
GREEKROSE2005 avatar
Recipe by
malinda sargent
@GREEKROSE2005
ARLINGTON, TX

Very delicious makes a great side to meats and salads and spicy food. Actual prep time is much less but I included the wait time

(1 rating)
prep time 5 Hr 15 Min
cook time 10 Min

Ingredients For tzatziki ( greek style cucumber and youghurt dip with dill)

  • 2 c
    plain greek youghurt or lebni
  • 1
    english cucumber unpeeled halved lenthwise seeded and grated
  • 1 Tbsp
    coarse sea salt
  • 1/2 c
    sour cream
  • 2 Tbsp
    lemon juice, fresh
  • 2 Tbsp
    dill, fresh minced fine
  • 1 clove
    garlic minced
  • 6
    pita bread cut into wedges
  • olive oil, extra virgin

How To Make tzatziki ( greek style cucumber and youghurt dip with dill)

  • 1
    Mix cucumber and 1 tablespoon salt in small bowl, cover and chill 3 hours
  • 2
    Add greek yogurt to another bowl. Mix in sour cream, lemon juice, dill and garlic.
  • 3
    Squueze out as much of the liquid from the cucumber that you can. Stir cucumber into youghurt. Season with pepper. Cover and chill at least 2 hours ( can be made a day ahead)
  • 4
    Preheat over to 400 degrees, place pita wedges on a baking sheet brush with olive oil and bake until crisp about 10 minutes. Let cool. ( Can also be made a day ahead) Store Pita in airtight contain at room tempeture. Serve with Tzaziki.
  • Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!

Categories & Tags for Tzatziki ( Greek style cucumber and youghurt dip with dill):

ADVERTISEMENT