Tzatziki Sauce Cucumber Yogurt Sauce

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.

Peel the cucumber and slice it down the middle.

Scrape out the seeds of the cucumber with a spoon.

Dice the cucumber into small pieces.

Add 1 teaspoon of dried dill to the diced cucumber.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of coarse sea salt.

Press 1 clove of garlic using a garlic press and add it to the mixture.

Add about 1 tablespoon of lemon juice (approximately half a lemon).

Add 1 cup of whole milk Greek yogurt to the mixture.

Stir all the ingredients together until well combined.

Refrigerate the tzatziki sauce for at least one hour before serving.

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