Tzatziki Sauce Recipe

This is some pretty tasty sauce! So good, in fact, that I spent the rest of the evening scouring my pantry and fridge for things to dip into it! Very garlicky so it's a bit hot...but I love garlic so that's OK with me. I incorporated several of the tips that I found from reading other reviews: drained the fat-free yogurt in cheese cloth over a bowl in the fride overnight, shredded the cukes then salted them and let them drain all day...I even patted them a bit with a paper towel to absorb some more moisture, and I mixed everything together very gently and let sit in the fridge to develop it's flavor. WELL worth the effort! This sauce was BETTER than many I've had out! Thanks so much Dinah! Now I have a way to satisy my craving for Greek food!

The ingredients are correct in this recipe but it is missing a step that would solve the runniness problem. You must drain the yogurt in a colander for a few hours. This is the way they do it the Greek restaurants. You should also salt and drain the cucumbers for an hour. I tried this recipe and drained the yogurt first and it was great!

Good, but PLEASE NOTE: yogurt will break down if it is stirred with too much force--especially using a food processor! This is why some people had runny results even after draining the yogurt overnight. Instead, chop everything else up separately and gently fold it into the yogurt with a spatula.

After following this recipe to a T(which turned out AMAZING!), I made it again, but sliced and salted the cucumbers, then let them drain overnight in a colander(over bowl), used a single clove of elephant garlic(makes peeling easier), and used a little extra dill for a slightly thinner sauce(more like a dressing for salad) that pops with flavor! Also, whole-fat Greek yogurt does wonders for this!

This is a great base recipe. Following countless other reviews, I removed the cucumber seeds, shredded them, sprinkled salt on them and drained them for a few hours. I use greek whole fat yogurt and used gsrlic powder instead of garlic cloves (personal preference.) I also increased the amount of dill. My rating is based on the ingredients listed. They are great. I just think without the extra steps for the cucumbers, you would end up with soup.

Wonderful ! If you have a runny mess you didn’t strain the cucumbers enough . I put my grated and seeded cucumbers in a potato ricer and the dish came out perfectly creamy and delicious.

This recipe tastes great; I especially like how it uses lemon juice in place of vinegar, which gives it a fresher taste in my opinion. I've made it several times now, and it's always a big hit! But I did follow some tips from other reviewers, and I always make the following changes: I either use Greek yogurt or drain the regular yoghurt over night, grate the cucumber (better texture), and just blended it all together in a bowl instead of a food processor (I obviously have to mince the garlic by hand). So I give the taste a 5/5, but knock off a star because the method provided yields a runny result.

I actually make this the way my mother in law taught me which is to drain your yogurt overnight hanging in a tea towel. Sounds crazy but it is so much better. Also she taught me to squeeze just with my hands all the excess juice from the cucumber and we never put dill but everything else yes and you don't need a blender just mix with your hands and season to your taste. Perfect can't go wrong simple

This recipe is not good. Cucumbers must be grated and drained before adding to the other ingredients. Then use Greek yogurt instead of regular. If you do both of these things is may turn out ok and not a soupy mess. Omit the food processor.

I should have read reviews. Turned out too thin and too much garlic after taste. I'd avoid non fat yogurt that I used and add step to straining it. Also reduce to 1 or 2 garlic gloves.

I was surprised by how well this recipe turned out.. I live pretty far north in Canada and fresh ingredients are hard to come by, so I used powdered garlic and dried dill. I have no idea how much juice is in half a lemon so I guessed at a tablespoon. I didn't strain the yogurt but I did add a bit of salt to the grated cucumber help pull the moisture out before I strained it. My only complaint would be to include measures for a tlbsp lemon juice and 3/4 cup of cucumber after being drained. Stuff like that. More experienced cooks can probably judge better than folks like me. This recipe makes a lot! And it's wonderful. Thank you!

I would use less lemon. Otherwise, it was yummy!

Love it! Had to make it two days in a row because we ate it all in one night (half the recipe). Today I made the full recipe and got lots of zucchini, celery, carrots, red bell pepper and lettuce to dip. Forgot the dill but will try it next time….tomorrow?!

Love it! I didn't have Greek yogurt, so strained some plain yogurt. It was still runny, so added some sour cream. Still runny, but was a wonderful dressing on my lamb, greens and cucumber salad!

This is the 2nd time I ordered the ingredients and didn't get enough for the recipe 😭. So, I only had 1 cucumber and no lemon. I made it with 1 cucumber, some real lemon lemon juice and lemon pepper. I also didn't have fresh dill. So I used dried dill. It was still delicious! Hopefully the next time I make it, I'll have all the ingredients and it will be even better. Also, I used the whole cucumber, other than the peels and I didn't juice it. So, it was a little runny. I will try it again, though. It smells amazing!

I made this to go with the Greek Souzoukaklia skewers from this site. I used this as a salad dressing, and served it over the rice and the Greek Souzoukaklia skewers. Sooo good! Thank you!

This is what peak performance tastes like.

Kind of a pain to make but worth it - keeps well! Great texture and flavor

Delicious sauce. This tasted exactly like we've gotten at the gyro places we've been to. Mine turned out a but thin and runny even though I used thick Greek yogurt and drained the cucumbers including squeezing the liquid out with a tea towel, perhaps I should have salted them and let them sit before doing that to rid the excess moisture. I used the blender to combine everything except the cucumbers. I stirred those in by hand so they wouldn't get pulverized. I will absolutely make this again.

Made it for dinner — instant hero status.