Cucumber Yogurt Sauce (Cacik or Tzatziki)
Cacik or Tzatziki, the famous cool, creamy cucumber yogurt sauce has so many uses, a spread, a dip or a sauce.
- Yield: 3/4 cup 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cucumber, peeled and grated or finely chopped
- 4 ounces Greek yogurt
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh mint or dill
- salt
- olive oil (optional)
Instructions
In a mixing bowl, combine cucumbers and garlic. (Don’t add any cucumber juices to the bowl.) Add salt to taste. Mix in yogurt – best when refrigerated for an hour.
Transfer to serving bowl. Garnish with mint or dill and drizzle olive oil on top.
Notes
Vary with parsley, lemon or a dash or red wine vinegar.
If you don’t have Greek yogurt, strain plain yogurt in a cloth or paper towel-lined strainer eight hours or overnight.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 1/2 tablespoons
- Calories: 25
- Sugar: 2,7g
- Sodium: 22g
- Fat: .5g
- Carbohydrates: 2g
- Fiber: ,5g
- Protein: 2g