Uses for Tzatziki

Below is the uses for tzatziki, Hannah and I like to use it as a salad dressing as well as a dip for veggies. Also I love to use a little more garlic then they say because we both love it so much:) Hey it's good for you!

How to pronounce Tzatziki: [dzah-DZEE-kee]

" The uses for Tzatziki"

Tzatziki, is a Greek appetizer, also used as a sauce for souvlaki and gyros. Tzatziki is made of strained yogurt (usually sheep's-milk or goats's-milk in Greece and Turkey) mixed with cucumbers, a good amount of garlic , salt, usually olive oil, pepper, sometimes dill, sometimes lemon juice and parsely, and sometimes mint added. The cucumbers are either pureed and strained, or seeded and finely diced. Olive oil, olives, and herbs are often used as garnishes.

In Cyprus, the dish is known colloquially as ttalattouri (cf. tarter), and recipes often include less garlic and includes the herb mint, unlike the Greek counterpart. Tzatziki is always served cold.

In touristy restaurants, and outside Greece and Cyprus, tzatziki is often served with bread (loaf or pita) as part of the first course of a meal. Greeks, Cypriots and those from all over the Middle East use this dish as a side dish to a meal with meat. The acidity cuts the fat, thus tzatziki is also used as a sauce for soulvaki and gyros, in which case it may be called cucumber sauce (especially in the U.S.).