Tzatziki sauce
Tzatziki sauce is awesome. If anyone knows how to properly pronounce it, I’d love to be enlightened. I just usually call it yogurt sauce. Hubby knows what I’m talking about when I say that. This sauce goes with a variety of things and you can even just dip veggies in it.
Dill is probably my second favorite herb behind Cilantro. I have a somewhat obsessive love with cilantro. But dill isn’t as versatile in my mind, so we rarely have it in the house. Some day I’ll have an herb garden. First I have to learn how to get our cats (well actually it’s just Nemo) not to eat any plant that is in the house. But I digress. So I love dill and put a lot in this sauce. Feel free to put however much you like.
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Tzatziki Sauce
Ingredients:
16 ounces (2 cups) of Greek yogurt
5 cloves of garlic, pressed
Half of a cucumber, seeded and chopped into small pieces
1 Tbsp olive oil
fresh dill to taste
Directions:
Mix all of the ingredients together very well.
Place tzatziki in the refridgerator for at least 2 hours.
Stir again before serving.
Recipe adapted from The Rookie Chef
I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 
I LOVE beans. I so want to try that spice too! I wonder if Penzeys has it? Otherwise I wouldn’t know where to go. I’ll have to figure that one out. This looks like a recipe that I would LOVE!
Sounds delicious. My husband is obsessed with black beans so I’m sure he’d love this simple meal. Perfect for a busy weekend day (at home)! 🙂
Sorry to sound dumb but what is Sofrito – how do you prepare it?
Recipe sounds wonderful. Some of the best Cuban food I have eaten was in Ibor City in Tampa. Yummy
Debbie, if you have a Super Walmart in your area, they are carrying a whole line of hispanic foods and spices. I know I am going to check there..
Thanks
Phyllis
SweetSouthernGal
Phyllis – The instructions that follow Prepare the sofrito are how you do it. I have updated the recipe to be more clear.
Debbi – I get mine at Stop and Shop. I’m not sure if Penzeys would have it. If you can’t find it, I can send you a small packet.
Oh yum, I wish my husband would eat beans. I think I’ll make these next time he goes out of town.
These look delicious. Being Latina myself, rice and beans were an everyday thing when I ws growing up too. Black beans were my favorite.
Ahhh, it looks fantastic Jen! This picture makes it look so fabulous!
Sofrito – is just a term for the bell peppers/onions and garlic – it’s the cuban trinity of cooking!
Penzeys – doesn’t carry this spice. But I’m pretty sure Badia (the maker) can be found on Amazon.com, too!
YUM and YUM…my MIL would be so proud of you!
These look great! I love Cuban food 🙂
I have to see if I can find such beans somewhere her in Greece.