Greek Tzatziki Recipe (2024)

Thick And Creamy Greek Tzatziki Recipe! This isn’t your run of the mill watery store-bought tzatziki, this is proper, spread on a thick piece of village-style bread and have with tomatoes and olives style tzatziki. It’s hearty, voluminous, and thick. Almost like cheese! The secret is the straining that happens the day before you make it. And making this delicious garlic and yogurt dip is so incredibly easy!

Nick’s favorite thing about this Greek Tzatziki Recipe!

What I love about this tzatziki dip is how thick and creamy it is! In my opinion that’s how it should be. The addition of roasted garlic is not a traditional part of the recipe, but adds a delicious sweetness. If you prefer a peppery tzatziki used freshly minced garlic which intensifies over a couple days after being made. I love the fresh flavor the cucumber gives this dip and the delicious mint in it too!

What does Greek Tzatziki Recipe taste like?

The dip is creamy, thick, garlicky, tangy. It’s the perfect balance of creamy and all-around delicious! The mint is an option. But the garlic is a must! Roast it for a sweeter garlic flavor.

What are the ingredients I need for the Greek Tzatziki Recipe?

Greek Yoghurt – Make sure you use full fat yoghurt for this recipe. Using low fat yoghurt is pointless because it’s mostly made up of water and we’re draining it. It’ll just result in less yoghurt and more wastage.

Lebanese Cucumber – Peel or don’t peel, it doesn’t matter. But you want to make sure you strain the cucumber in the cheese cloth before adding to the strained yogurt to make sure it stays thick.

Olive Oil – Make sure you’re using really good quality olive oil here because it really makes a difference. You could use the light extra virgin kind, but I find the full flavoured dark one adds more flavour.

Garlic – you can either add minced garlic to the dip or roasted garlic which is less peppery and ore sweet. Up to you.

Mint – freshly chop it. Some Greeks use it, others don’t. I think it goes perfectly with the

Salt – I used fine salt.

How To Make This Greek Tzatziki Recipe!

1. Place a cheese cloth, otherwise known as a muslin cloth over a sieve.
2. Pour the yoghurt into it

3. Tie a tight knot at the top. Place over a large bowl and place it in the fridge overnight or 24 hours. The longer you let it strain, the thicker your dip will be.
4. Once it’s finished straining, discard the water from the yoghurt and place the strained yoghurt into a medium sized mixing bowl.

5. Preheat your oven to 180C / 350F. Cut the head off a bulb of garlic
6. Add to a large piece of foil.

7. Drizzle with olive oil and tightly wrap. Bake for 45 minutes.
8. Take out of the oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes before unwrapping and squeezing out the garlic.

9. Grate the cucumber and place in the cheese cloth.
10. Squeeze it hard to get rid of any of the water from the cucumber. There’s a lot and not straining it will make your strained yoghurt watery again.

11. Add the strained cucumber in the yoghurt along with the garlic, salt, olive oil and chopped mint.
12. Mix with the yogurt until well combined.

13. To serve, place in your nicest bowl, create a swirl with a spoon.
14. Drizzle with some olive oil

15. Sprinkle with freshly chopped mint. Place a black olive in the centre if you feel like being extra.

My Top Tips!

• Dip can be stored in an airtight container, in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
• Greek Yoghurt – Make sure you use full fat yoghurt for this recipe. Using low fat yoghurt is pointless because it’s mostly made up of water and we’re draining it. It’ll just result in less yoghurt and more wastage.
• Olive Oil – Make sure you’re using really good quality olive oil here because it really makes a difference. You could use the light extra virgin kind, but I find the full flavoured dark one adds more flavour.

Other Recipes You Might Like!

• Try my yummy Smoked Salmon Quiche Recipe! It’s simply divine!

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Nick Makrides

Nick Makrides is an ex Navy (for 7 weeks before I realised it was a major mistake), graphic designer and pastry chef. Although he likes to think of himself as a home, self taught, pop queen baker.

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