Tzatziki reminds me of my teens, it was a staple in our weekly dinner menu, easy, fresh, yummy. We ate it a lot simply with rice and chicken file, preferably fried on a griddle pan. its laos so good served with falafel, in a pita bread with some grilled/fried paprika/capsicum.
1 cucumber
3 dl greek yoghurt (thick)
salt
pepper
pinch dried chili flakes or 3-5 tabasco drops
0,5 tsp lemon juice
1. Half the cucumber, lengthwise, so you can de-seed it (middle, soggy wet part)
2. Grate the cucumber, squeeze the waer out of the grated cucumber. I find it easiest to just take half the gratings and use my hands to squeeze it "dry" (it wont be dry but it will be less watery)
3. Put the "dry" gratings into a bowl, add the yoghurt
4. Add your seasoning. Taste. If needed add more seasoning.
Done! so easy, so good! This is also great with fresh bread, dipped into it.
I make my own yogurt. I buy some that I like from a store. Currently I like a "Bulgarian" yogurt available at Whole Foods over a "Greek" one which is also at Whole Foods and at Costco. More tang. But that is a personal thing. I use organic whole milk, heated to kill cultures, with added powdered milk to enrich the protein count and to thicken it up. I to about two quarts of prepared milk, I add one, two cups of the store-bought yogurt, and put the whole mixture in plastic tubs, covered with plastic in the oven with the oven light on, overnight. The next morning I have lots of Bulgarian-type yogurt. Delicious with muslie and fruit.
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