An awesome healthy dip that utilizes local ingredients.
Ingredients
1 cucumber, sliced in half to scoop out seeds
2-3 cups yogurt, strained through cheese cloth until thick (like Greek yogurt, or just use Greek yogurt!)
1-3 garlic cloves (more or less, you decide!)
1 tsp. dried mint leaves (or fresh in the summer)
1 tsp. dried oregano (or fresh…)
2-3 tbsp. olive oil (or local oil)
1 tbsp. wine vinegar (or local vinegar)
Salt
Pepper
Instructions
Strain the yogurt and reserve the whey to use in future baking. (To strain yogurt line a small colander with cheese cloth and put the yogurt inside it, allowing the liquid - whey - to drain out below into a bowl.) When the yogurt seems quite thick, which might take 30 minutes or more, throw it in a food processor with the cucumber, garlic, herbs and puree everything together. Add in the oil and vinegar, then the salt and pepper to taste. Serve with pita bread, gyros, veggies, or anything else that sounds good! Tzatziki will store in the fridge as long as yogurt will store.
Recipe by The Local Kitchener at https://localkitchener.ca/2014/03/yogurt-and-cukes-tzatziki/