Roasted Garlic Tzatziki Recipe
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Roasted Garlic Tzatziki

By: Diana Moutsopoulos Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
"I've made tzatziki loads of times, but this is my best recipe yet! The two keys are the roasted garlic, and straining the yogurt for 24 hours to make it like soft cheese. Tzatziki is great with crusty bread, french fries, pita bread, baked potatoes, or with any sort of wrap such as gyros, souvlaki, falafel or kebab. Also, I traditionally use fresh garlic, but this time I used ROASTED garlic. This made the tzatziki so much more flavorful, without that overpowering 'bite' that can come with lots of fresh garlic."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (16)

Prep Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
1 Day 15 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 2 cups
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) container Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 English cucumber
  • 2 tablespoons roasted garlic puree
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 10 fresh mint leaves, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt to taste

Directions

  1. Place yogurt in a paper coffee filter, paper towel or 4 layers of cheesecloth set in a strainer or colander, and then set over a bowl to catch the liquid. Allow yogurt to strain for 24 hours in the refrigerator.
  2. Peel and grate the cucumber, squeeze out excess water; place into a bowl. Add strained yogurt, garlic puree, lemon juice, mint, and olive oil; mix until combined. Season to taste with salt; chill before serving.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 108 | Total Fat: 9.1g | Cholesterol: 13mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2011 by gredell   view full review
This is awesome. Made it with fresh Dill instead of the Mint. Next time I will try the more...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 19, 2010 by Descolada   view full review
I've made this a few times as is and it's a very good recipe. I experimented with using minced...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 15, 2010 by Wayne   view full review
We eat this at least once a week. I use three roasted garlic cloves, and 1-2 raw ones. I also...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 23, 2007 by Lesley K   view full review
Nice recipe. I added some grated raw garlic as well as the roasted (I like that bite), and a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 9, 2012 by Vickygloz   view full review
Roast Garlic: Take an an entire bulb of garlic and cut off the ends (sides). Pour olive oil on...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 25, 2012 by MISSY G.   view full review
This was a most excellent tzatziki! I didn't see any reason to strain the greek yogurt as...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 11, 2011 by IndyFoodie Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Great!
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 7, 2012 by mkuhlka   view full review
After leaving in Greece for several years, and being taught how to make the real thing, I was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 31, 2012 by willa   view full review
Excellent. Thank you
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2011 by eatsREALfood   view full review
How much raw garlic is 2 tablespoons? I used a whole bulb of roasted garlic, but it was too...

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