Ingredients
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- 32oz thick Greek strained yogurt
- 2 large cucumbers
- 2 medium cloves of garlic
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- generous pinch of fine grain salt
Instructions
- add yogurt to a medium sized bowl
- prepare cucumbers by peeling, slicing in 1/2 length wise, and de-seeding with a spoon
- shred cucumbers with a box grater
- wrap shredded cucumber in a piece of cheesecloth & begin to strain the liquid out of the cucumber by squeezing the liquid into a bowl to catch the cucumber juice
- continue to squeeze all of the liquid out of the cucumber until it is mostly dry- reserve strained cucumber in a bowl
- peel & chop two medium cloves of garlic & place in a mortar
- sprinkle a generous pinch of fine grain salt over the chopped garlic
- grind garlic with pestle until you achieve a smooth paste
- add olive oil & red wine vinegar to the garlic paste, mix until incorporated
- stir finished garlic paste into strained cucumber, once combined, add this mixture to the yogurt
- stir until well blended & keep tzatziki covered & refrigerated
Notes
don’t waste the cucumber juice- you can drink it! try adding it to juice or a smoothie
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