Tzatziki Yoghurt Cucumber Garlic And Mint Dip Recipes

Steps:

• Line a colander with two layers of cheesecloth and place it over a medium bowl. Place the yogurt on the cheesecloth and cover the colander with plastic wrap. Allow yogurt to drain overnight.
• Lay grated cucumber on a plate lined with paper towel; allow to drain 1 to 2 hours.
• Combine the drained yogurt, cucumber, garlic, parsley, mint, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Steps:

• Put the garlic, lemon juice and olive oil in a small bowl and leave to one side.
• Peel alternate strips of skin from the cucumber (ie. peel a strip, miss a strip) and grate coarsely.
• Place the cucumber in a sieve and sprinkle with salt.
• Leave for approximately 30 mins to allow the water to drip away. Squash any remaining juice out of the shredded cucumber.
• Put the yogurt and mint in a bowl. Mix well.
• Add the garlic, lemon juice, olive oil and drained cucumber, and season well with black pepper.
• Mix well and taste for salt before serving.

Steps:

• Peel cucumber, cut in half lengthways and de-seed using a teaspoon, then coarsely grate.
• Put grated cucumber into a sieve suspended over a bowl, sprinkle over 1/2 tsp of salt and mix through. Place a plate on top of cucumber and allow cucumber to drain for approximately 1 hour, or until water stops dripping (whichever is first).
• Combine all the ingredients and mix thoroughly.
• The flavours combine better if given time so I prefer to leave it in a sealed container in the refrigerator overnight.
• If Greek yoghurt is not available then you can make your own Greek style from plain yoghurt by suspending a sieve lined with cheesecloth over a bowl, adding the yoghurt and allowing it to drain for 2-3 hours, or longer if thicker yoghurt is preferred, in a refrigerator. A paper coffee filter can be used as an alternative to a cheesecloth, following the above method.

Steps:

• Wash and grate the cucumber.
• Place in a sieve, squeeze gently and remove as much moisture as possible.
• Mix all ingredients.
• Use as a dip or as a sauce.

Steps:

• Line a colander with two layers of cheesecloth and place it over a bowl. Place yogurt on the cheesecloth and cover the colander with plastic wrap. Allow yogurt to drain, 8 hours to overnight.
• Place grated cucumber in a fine mesh strainer; allow to drain 1 to 2 hours.
• Mix yogurt, cucumber, dill, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Refrigerate for flavors to blend, at least 2 hours.