Tzatziki
Dill, garlic and strained cucumber
Cucumber is grated and drained before joining yogurt, dill and garlic. Several seasonings remain to taste.
2 min prep / cook: 6 min · 3 servings
Reported source details; omitted times or yields remain unreported.Not independently kitchen-tested by Herbologium.
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Gather
- Greek yogurt, 2 cups
- Cucumber, 3 inches
- Dill
- Garlic, 1 clove/teaspoon
- Olive oil, 1 teaspoon
- Lemon/lime or vinegar
- Salt and pepper
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Make
- 01
Finely grate the cucumber and chop the dill
- 02
Strain the cucumber thoroughly with a clean kitchen towel
- 03
Mash the garlic and the olive oil in a mortar and pestle
- 04
Add all three to the Greek yogurt
- 05
Squeeze in some lemon/lime or vinegar
- 06
Add a generous pinch of salt and small pinch of pepper
- 07
Optionally add some extra olive oil
- 08
Stir and enjoy with your favorite snack
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Public Domain Recipes contributors; individual author unrecorded. (2022). Tzatziki.
https://publicdomainrecipes.com/tzatziki/
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Cucumber is grated and drained before joining yogurt, dill and garlic. Several seasonings remain to taste.
This is Public Domain Recipes contributors; individual author unrecorded’s version, published in 2022. Editorially reviewed against the cited source. Not independently kitchen-tested by Herbologium. Timings and yields are those reported by the source; omitted values remain unreported.
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Plant profile№ 04Dill
Feathery leaves and a distinct place in a bowl of chickpeas or a jar of pickles.
Plant profile№ 07Garlic
An everyday bulb, a kitchen foundation, and the subject of one recorded family custom.
A garlic clove carried from home
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- Randy Esparza; archive post May 14, 2023
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- Veracruz, Mexico. The archive identifies where the informant comes from. The interview location and the practice’s distribution are not established.
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192 adults with LDL cholesterol of 130–190 mg/dL.
Six months; fasting lipids measured monthly.Garlic & blood lipids
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