Tzatziki / Cacık Recipe - Titli's Busy Kitchen

Greek yogurt

🥗Healthier: strained cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: regular yogurt

Strained cottage cheese offers a similar texture with fewer calories.

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 a convenient alternative, while parsley adds freshness.

lemon juice

🥗Healthier: lime juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lime juice offers a similar acidity, and vinegar is often more affordable.

Cut off the end of the cucumber and cut it down the middle.

Using a teaspoon, scoop out the seeds from the cucumber.

Coarsely grate the cucumber.

Sprinkle in 1 teaspoon of salt and mix well, then leave to stand for 5 minutes.

Chop 1/4 cup of fresh mint leaves finely.

To the finely chopped mint, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 1 teaspoon of white vinegar and mix well.

Put the cucumber into a sieve and using a spoon, squeeze out all the excess water.

In a bowl, add 250 g of thick full-fat Greek yogurt.

Crush in 2 cloves of garlic and mix well with the yogurt.

Add the cucumber mixture and the mint oil and vinegar mixture to the yogurt and mix well.

Cover the bowl and put it in the fridge for a few hours to let the flavors develop.

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