Saturday, October 06, 2012

Lemon Mint Tzatziki

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Tzatziki is a great sauce that goes well with grilled pork or chicken - or anything else, for that matter. We love it. Usually, it's mostly garlic and cucumber, but this time, I added the zest from one lemon, and some chopped mint, for a completely different twist on the original. It was really tasty - we served it with a spread of "greek-ish" food, while trying out my new olive oil from Kallaras.

Lemon Mint Tzatziki
200 ml Greek yogurt
1/2 cucumber
1/2 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
Zest from 1 lemon
2 tbsp chopped fresh mint
Salt

Coarsely grate the cucumber, and squeeze out as much water as you can. Mix the cucumber with yogurt, olive oil, minced garlic, lemon and mint. Season with salt.

4 comments:

Alicia Foodycat said...

I usually do mine with mint, but the lemon zest is new to me! Great idea!

Unknown said...

Your tzatsiki, with it's added lemon zest and fresh mint, sounds wonderful. I imagine it's delicious served with some really simple grilled fish or chicken, marinated in olive oil and a little oregano. Thanks for sharing

Unknown said...

Your tzatziki, with it's added lemon zest and fresh mint, sounds lovely. I imagine it's wonderful served with simple grilled fish or lamb, marinated in olive oil and a little oregano. Thanks for sharing

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Anonymous said...

I Kivik åt jag en äppletzatziki, låter kanske konstigt, faktiskt jättegott till lax!