Classic Tzatziki
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Topic: Classic Tzatziki
Posted By: Margi Cintrano
Subject: Classic Tzatziki
Date Posted: 16 February 2012 at 12:52
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TZATZIKI
450 ml Greek yogurt
1 Cucumber
3 garlic cloves
fresh dill 1 1/2 tblsp
fresh mint 1 1/2 tblsp
extra virgin olive oil
red wine vinegar 1 1/2 tblsp
salt
Deseed the cucumber and grate it
squeeze out excess moisture
mix with the yogurt and garlic, dill and oil , vinegar and salt
combine well
refrigerate 4 hrs
serve with home made pita !
M.C.
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Posted By: TasunkaWitko
Date Posted: 17 February 2012 at 08:43
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i love tzatziki ~ thank you for posting! ------------- If you are a visitor and like what you see, please http://foodsoftheworld.activeboards.net/registration_rules.asp?FID=0" rel="nofollow - click here and join the discussions in our community! |
Posted By: Margi Cintrano
Date Posted: 17 February 2012 at 11:10
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@ Tasunka,
I love Pita bread ... and so, Tzatziki & Pita go togther ... I must get my Hummus and Babaghanush in Egypt or Mutabal in Morocco = aubergine tahine sesame dip on too when I get back.
Want to go post the Portuguese Lunch I had ...
Let me know what u think ... however, it is more commonly served in the rurals and Brazil. So I am going to post it in Brazil ... ------------- Volamos a Mediterraneo, un paraiso que conquista su gente u su cocina. |
Posted By: TasunkaWitko
Date Posted: 17 February 2012 at 11:12
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>>>I must get my Hummus and Babaghanush in Egypt or Mutabal in Morocco = aubergine tahine sesame dip on too when I get back.<<<
Those all sound great - looking forward to them, and also your Portuguese/Brazillian lunch! ------------- If you are a visitor and like what you see, please http://foodsoftheworld.activeboards.net/registration_rules.asp?FID=0" rel="nofollow - click here and join the discussions in our community! |
Posted By: Margi Cintrano
Date Posted: 17 February 2012 at 11:41
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Thanks for all your support. Nice energy here. ------------- Volamos a Mediterraneo, un paraiso que conquista su gente u su cocina. |
Posted By: Marissa
Date Posted: 29 February 2012 at 13:13
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We love tzatziki! Never do seem to follow a recipe though as we just use whatever we have as long as there's dill and cucumbers. I've never put oil and vinegar in it. Interesting! Can't wait for summer...nothing like really fresh cucumbers from the garden in homemade yogurt!
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Posted By: Melissa Mead
Date Posted: 29 February 2012 at 19:25
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I use lemon juice. Never thought of putting mint in it, but I usually have lots. Hmm...
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Posted By: Marissa
Date Posted: 01 March 2012 at 07:39
I haven't cared for the mint for some reason. I do put mint in raita (Indian yogurt dip) and maybe I just think it becomes riata with mint!
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Melissa Mead wrote:Posted By: Melissa Mead
Date Posted: 01 March 2012 at 16:37
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Maybe I should try making raita with some of that mint.
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Posted By: Margi Cintrano
Date Posted: 02 March 2012 at 03:40
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It is interesting that on each Greek Island ( Crete, Santorini, Corfu, Naxos, Mykonos, Delfos and several others I have visited ), and in varying parts of mainland Greece ( Athens, Pelepponese, Thaloinka, Turkey, Egypt, Tangier & Marrakesh, Morocco and Tunis ); each of these regions and countries make their tzatziki differently ... and this recipe is a classic from Greece --- as I had lived there for a year ( 1994 ) before moving to Italy. The chef is quite well known and spent many years travelling through his country collecting recipes from the elderly folk in the rural countryside ... So, this is how I have been taught to prepare it ... Raita, which is Indian, is also a Tzatziki of sorts however, slightly different ... Yogurt is a refresher to the palate especially after eating Roast Lamb --- which is a very rich meat.
Thanks for the message.
Margi Cintrano. ------------- Volamos a Mediterraneo, un paraiso que conquista su gente u su cocina. |