Quick and easy greek tzatziki recipe (5 minutes and 4 ingredients)

Greek yogurt

🥗Healthier: strained cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: regular yogurt

Strained cottage cheese offers a similar texture with lower fat.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil provides healthy fats while being cost-effective.

fresh dill

🥗Healthier: dried dill

💰Cheaper: parsley

Dried dill is more accessible, while parsley adds freshness.

lemon juice

🥗Healthier: lime juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lime juice offers a similar acidity, while vinegar is often cheaper.

Start with a cucumber, you don't need too much, just enough for the recipe.

If the cucumber has a lot of water, you can leave it in a pot for 1-2 hours to drain some liquid.

Grate the cucumber and squeeze out the excess moisture if necessary.

Add 1 clove of minced garlic to the bowl.

Add the grated cucumber to the bowl.

Add extra virgin olive oil to the mixture.

Season with salt and pepper to taste, but do not add salt at this stage according to the creator.

Let the mixture sit in the fridge for 2-3 hours to become homogenous before serving.

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