We love this thick, creamy tzatziki with feta cheese and contemporary herbs! It’s scrumptious as a sauce or dip with veggies, pita chips, grilled meats, and sandwiches.
We completely love tzatziki sauce round right here! It’s so versatile, and we’ll fortunately spoon it onto absolutely anything. This recipe takes traditional tzatziki to the subsequent stage by including tangy feta cheese for additional taste and creaminess.
I really like this feta tzatziki with homemade pita bread! It’s additionally unimaginable with baked chicken breasts, poached salmon, grilled lamb chops, or falafel wraps. Actually, the probabilities are infinite!
Key Substances
- Cucumbers: For the very best tzatziki, use English or hothouse cucumbers. These are the lengthy, skinny ones often bought in plastic wrap. They’ve thinner pores and skin and fewer seeds, so you possibly can skip peeling and seeding them. Child cucumbers or Persian cucumbers additionally work nice!
- Yogurt: For a thick and creamy tzatziki, use full-fat plain Greek yogurt. Icelandic-style yogurt is one other good possibility. When you solely have thinner yogurt, pressure it in cheesecloth for a couple of hours to thicken it. (It’s like making labneh!)
- Feta Cheese: Crumbled feta cheese provides a deliciously salty tang to tzatziki. If you could find feta packed in brine, seize it! You should use a bit of of the brine to skinny out the tzatziki (if you happen to suppose it wants it).
- Garlic, Lemon, and Herbs: These substances give the tzatziki an incredible taste. I exploit one clove of garlic, however be happy so as to add extra. Contemporary dill and mint are my favourite herbs.
Methods to Make Feta Tzatziki
Tzatziki could be very easy to make. To make the very best, keep in mind this: an excessive amount of moisture is tzatziki’s enemy. It makes issues watery and stops all of the flavors like lemon, garlic, and dill from mingling.
We cut back the moisture in two methods: by utilizing thick Greek yogurt and by salting the cucumbers.
For the cucumber, we take away the seeds (if there are any ) and grate it. Scatter the grated cucumber over a clear dishcloth and season with salt. The salt does two issues: it makes the cucumber style extra like cucumber and helps draw moisture out. Lastly, wrap the dishcloth up and squeeze all of the liquid out. You’ll be shocked at how a lot comes out.
Then combine the yogurt, cucumbers, and remaining tzatziki substances, and final however not least, stir in plenty of feta cheese!
Spoon this feta Tzatziki onto our lemon dill baked salmon, significantly good turkey burgers and our lemon dill chicken breasts (so good).
Feta Tzatziki
We love this thick, creamy yogurt sauce with contemporary cucumber, lemon, dill, and feta cheese. It’s brightly flavored and excellent for serving with veggies, pita chips, grilled meats, and even sandwiches. There are two choices for the yogurt. The simplest is to make use of Greek yogurt. Nevertheless, you may as well use strained plain yogurt. To pressure yogurt, place it in a superb mesh strainer lined with cheesecloth or paper towels and relaxation it over a bowl. Place the yogurt into the fridge for 3 to 4 hours to empty. Then, discard the liquid.
Makes 2 cups
You Will Want
1 hothouse cucumber, additionally known as English cucumber
2 (7oz) containers Greek yogurt, we use Fage
2 tablespoons contemporary lemon juice
1 garlic clove, finely minced (about 1 ½ teaspoons)
1 tablespoon finely chopped contemporary dill
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar or substitute white wine vinegar
2 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
1 teaspoon salt plus extra to style
Instructions
1Minimize the cucumber in half lengthwise. Use a spoon to scrape out the seeds, then discard them. Grate the cucumber. Scatter the grated cucumber over a clear dishcloth (or paper towels). Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Let sit for a minimum of 10 minutes. Then, collect up the corners of the dishcloth and squeeze as a lot liquid from the grated cucumber as potential. Discard the liquid.
2In a medium bowl, mix the squeezed cucumber with yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, dill, apple cider vinegar, and feta cheese.
3Season with 1/2 teaspoon of salt, then style and modify as crucial with extra salt.
4Serve now, or if you happen to can spare the time, cowl the dip with plastic wrap and refrigerate for two to 4 hours to develop taste.
Adam and Joanne’s Suggestions
- The vitamin details offered under are estimates.
Diet Per Serving
Serving Measurement
1/4 cup
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Energy
59
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Protein
3 g
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Carbohydrate
4 g
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Dietary Fiber
0 g
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Whole Sugars
4 g
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Whole Fats
3 g
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Saturated Fats
2 g
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Ldl cholesterol
14 mg