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Tzatziki, a sunny Greek starter

  • Preparation:2 hours
  • Cooking:0
  • Complexity:Easy

Ingredients

  • 1 cucumber
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 1 bunch of mint
  • 1 bunch fresh dill or cilantro
  • 1/2 lemon
  • 4 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 2 Greek yoghurts with sheep's milk
  • salt and pepper

Preparation

Grate the cucumber and let it drain by wringing it out with a clean cloth.

Add to the grated cucumber the crushed garlic, the chopped mint, the chopped coriander, the juice of half a lemon, the yoghurts, the olive oil, the salt and the pepper. Mix well and refrigerate for several hours to serve very cold.

To be served as an aperitif or as a starter with blinis, raw vegetables (cauliflower, radish...)