How To Make Tzatziki Sauce
How To Make Tzatziki Sauce – This wonderfully bright, zesty dip and spread is perfect to serve with pita and fresh veggies, or use this homemade tzatziki sauce recipe as a creamy salad dressing.
Why We Love This Tzatziki Sauce Recipe
If we had to depict the whole of the Mediterranean by flavor, we would include tzatziki sauce dolloped inside a lamb gyro, and a salad topped with fresh feta and drizzled in olive oil straight from the vineyard.
Is your mouth watering yet?
If you answered yes, then this homemade Tzatziki Recipe is a must for you!
Tzatziki Sauce is a perfect balance of cool cucumber, yummy yogurt, and delicious dill. The creamy yogurt soothes your palette, balancing the flavors of spicy dishes.
Ingredients You Need
Salt & Pepper – Add to taste.
Plain Greek Yogurt – The creamy base with a marvelous tangy flavor.
English Cucumber – This adds a bit of texture to your gyro sauce.
Lemon – Use both the zest and the juice for a bright fresh flavor.
Olive Oil – To add depth of flavor, and a silky quality.
Dill – A bold herby note.
Garlic – Add a little or a lot: You can always add more if you like extra garlicky flavor.
How To Make The Best Tzatziki Dip
- First, shred the cucumber with a cheese grater into a medium-sized bowl.
- Next, zest and juice the lemon, and finely chop the dill and garlic.
- Combine the yogurt, shredded cucumber, lemon juice, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, chopped dill, garlic, salt, and pepper together. Mix well!
Cover the bowl tightly and store in the fridge for up to 4 days. As the ingredients sit together the sauce becomes more and more flavorful!
Get the Full (Printable) How To Make Tzatziki Sauce Recipe Below. Enjoy!
Serving Suggestions
When you think of tzatziki, it’s hard not to envision the crisp, cool flavors of Greek cuisine—perfectly paired with Mediterranean staples like souvlaki, gyros, and roasted lamb. This creamy, herb-infused sauce adds a refreshing twist to a variety of dishes—from drizzling it over grilled vegetables and kebabs to using it as a zesty spread in wraps and sandwiches, the options are endless! Here are a few of our favorite recipes to drizzle, spread, and dip tzatziki on.
- Chicken Gyro Salad
- Homemade Lamb Gyros
- Best Chicken Shawarma Wrap
- Best Beef Shawarma
- Greek Burgers
- Roasted Greek Lemon Potatoes
- Grilled Chicken Gyro Salad
- Sweet Potato Falafel
- Chicken Souvlaki
- Saucy Greek Lemon Meatballs (Keftedes)
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this recipe is low carb, keto, gluten-free, and vegetarian. You can adjust the level of fat by using low-fat or full-fat yogurt.
Instead of using Plain Greek yogurt, choose a vegan yogurt alternative made with almonds or cashews.
We love to use tzatziki sauce as a low-carb, protein-packed snack with pita bread or your choice of veggies. Another great way to enjoy this tzatziki recipe is dolloped on a gyro or on grilled chicken.
This tzatziki sauce recipe will last up to 4 days in the refrigerator, if covered in an airtight container.
Yes, you can freeze this gyro sauce recipe. (You can freeze just about anything.) However, don’t expect it to have the same consistency as when you first made it. Cucumbers tend to get mushy in the freezer, and the lemon might cause the yogurt to curdle a little.
If you freeze your tzatziki sauce, make sure to store it packed in an airtight container. Then stir it very well before serving.
Looking for More Zesty Sauces and Dips? Be Sure to Try:
- Homemade Creamy Pesto Sauce Recipe
- Spicy Mustard Seafood Sauce Recipe
- Smoked Salmon Dip Recipe
- Hot Onion Dip with Fried Onions Recipe
- Southern Comeback Sauce Recipe
- Spicy Feta Dip with Roasted Red Peppers Recipe
- The Best Ranchero Sauce Recipe
- Zesty Roasted Beet Hummus Recipe
- Hella Jalapeno Jelly Recipe (Hot Pepper Jelly)
- Best Easy Remoulade Sauce Recipe
- Homemade Tartar Sauce Recipe
Get the Full (Printable) How To Make Tzatziki Sauce Recipe Below. Enjoy!
How To Make The Best Tzatziki Sauce
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Ingredients
Instructions
- Shred the cucumber with a cheese grater. Zest and juice the lemon. Then chop the dill and garlic.
- Set out a medium-sized mixing bowl. Add the yogurt, shredded cucumber, lemon zest, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, olive oil, chopped dill, garlic, salt, and pepper.
- Mix well. Then salt and pepper as needed. You can also add additional lemon juice if you so desire.
This sauce is so totally delicious! Love it on chicken pita wraps and it’s good as a snack/dip with pita wedges and veggies!
I have made this sauce so many times and I had to come say how much I love it! It is great on anything grilled, as a dip or even a marinade! Love it!
This elevates all my mediterranean recipes and just tastes so lovely
Followed recipes for the Gyros and the Tzatziki Sauce. The instructions were great but for me the zest of one lemon and tablespoon of lemon juice was too much for 1 cup of Yogurt. The next day I added a tiny bit of sugar and mint to cut the tartness so that I could eat the Gyros once again. It was much better. I know that in authentic Tzatziki Sauce, a vinegar or red wine vinegar is used in a recipe of 2 cups of Yogurt. Probably 1/2 tablespoon of lemon juice would have been enough.
One of our go to snacks! So easy and so tasty!
This is so good!! My family like it!! Can’t wait to make it again!
I read a few recipes that how to make tzatziki sauce but when I read your recipe I didn’t think it would be so easy to make tzatziki sauce. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
I could eat tzatziki on everything!
It was so good and so easy to make! Amazing!
I love tzatziki sauce! It’s one of my favorite dips for veggies!
Perfect for our Greek themed book club meeting! Such a delicious classic!