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Thursday, December 24, 2015

chef john's tzatziki sauce

Ingredients

  • Servings: 3
  • 1 large english cucumber, peeled and grated
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups greek yogurt
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 sprig fresh dill for garnish
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper for garnish

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 3 hrs 25 mins

  • sprinkle grated cucumber with 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl and let stand 10 to 15 minutes to draw out juice.
  • place yogurt into a separate bowl. dump cucumber and its juice a sturdy, dry paper or cloth towel and squeeze as much moisture as possible from the cucumber. mix cucumber into yogurt. add garlic, cayenne pepper, and lemon juice; mix thoroughly.
  • stir dill and mint into yogurt-cucumber mixture; season with salt and black pepper. adjust all seasonings to taste.
  • cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 or 4 hours (or overnight). transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with a sprig of dill and a sprinkle of cayenne pepper for color.

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