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Tzatziki

Tzatziki

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Clock Icon for Prep Time 15 min prep
Person Icon for Serving Size 6 servings
Carrot Icon for Number of Ingredients Size 7 ingredients

This Tzatziki is a classic Greek yogurt that sauce is cooling and easy to make when you are feeling run down. More than a simple sauce, tzatziki is packed with protein from the Greek yogurt....

Ingredients

  • ½ large English cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into a small dice
  • Salt, to taste
  • ½ small garlic clove
  • 16-ounces whole-milk plain Greek yogurt
  • Juice from half a lemon
  • ½ cup mint leaves, chopped
  • Fresh ground pepper, to taste
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Nutrition Facts

Calories

75 cals

Fat

4 g

Saturated Fat

3 g

Carbohydrates

5 g

Sugar

3 g

Fiber

1 g

Protein

6 g

Sodium

264 mg

*per serving

Directions

  1. Set a colander over a bowl, and salt the cucumber.  Let drain for 20 minutes. Pat dry.
  2. Meanwhile, chop the garlic with a generous pinch of salt into very small pieces.
  3. In a medium bowl, mix the garlic paste with yogurt, lemon juice, mint leaves, and pepper to taste. Stir in the cucumber. Taste for seasoning. Keep in the refrigerator until ready to eat.

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