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Creamy Tzatziki sauce dip sits besides some carrot sticks and bread.

Creamy Greek Tzatziki

Crissy
Creamy Greek tzatziki sauce is a quick and easy crowd pleaser when entertaining or serving up a light and healthy snack. This Tzatziki recipe is rich and creamy and full of flavor with plenty of fennel added. Serve with some fresh pita bread, raw veggies, grilled veggies, or your favorite meats!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine Greek, Mediterranean
Servings 1 cup
Calories 65 kcal

Equipment

  • 12-inch/30cm pan or skillet
  • Mortar and pestle
  • medium-sized bowl or sealable jar (for the tzatziki sauce)
  • Box Grater
  • Lemon Juicer

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup finely grated cucumber
  • 1 cup thick whole milk Greek yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
  • ½ tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove grated fine
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon fennel seeds toasted and ground

Instructions
 

  • In a dry pan on high heat, toast the fennel seeds for 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and transfer into a mortar and pestle.
    1 tablespoon fennel seeds
    Toasted fennel seeds in a pan.
  • Gently crush the toasted fennel seeds
    Fennel seeds being crushed in a mortar and pestle.
  • Grate the cucumber and finely grate the garlic. Transfer to a medium bowl
    ½ cup finely grated cucumber, 1 garlic clove
    grated cucumber in a bowl.
  • Combine the cucumber, yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, salt, half of the fennel seeds, and half of the extra virgin olive oil.
    1 cup thick whole milk Greek yogurt, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, ½ tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
    A bowl of tzatziki is mixed by hand.
  • Right before serving, drizzle with remaining olive oil and sprinkle with ground fennel seeds. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remember that the flavors will meld and develop over time, so it's best to taste and adjust if needed.
    ¼ teaspoon salt
    Creamy Tzatziki sauce dip sits besides some carrot sticks and bread.

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Notes

Servings: 4
Amount per serving
  
Calories
 65
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.8g
 4%
Saturated Fat 0.8g
 4%
Cholesterol 5mg
 2%
Sodium 175mg
 8%
Total Carbohydrate 4g
 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.5g
 2%
Total Sugars 2.1g
  
Protein 6.2g
  
Vitamin D 0mcg
 0%
Calcium 92mg
 7%
Iron 0mg
 2%
Potassium 101mg
 2%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Keyword 5-minute recipe, cucumber, dips, fennel, Greek, healthy, lemon juice, olive oil, sauces, tzatziki, yogurt