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Greece - Food & Drinks - Side Dish: Tzatziki.
Tzatziki is a very easy, yet indispensable, appetizer/side dish of the Greek cuisine. It is created with cucumber, yogurt and garlic. During the summer, I eat it nearly every day. After a very hot summer day, it brings immediately joy. Is it the 're-hydration' effect of the cucumber? Is it the 'coolness' of the yogurt? Is it the blood pressure lowering effect of the garlic? I don't know! It is just the 'Tzatziki' feeling, I guess. I LOVE IT! Tzatziki is mainly served, as an appetizer, with white bread (both fresh and roasted) but it suits also very well grilled/roasted meat, especially chicken (fillet). **Ingredients**: - 1/2 cucumber (or 1 small cucumber). - 500 gr. of yogurt. - 3 - 4 garlic cloves. - 2 tablespoons of olive oil. - 2 tablespoons chopped mint leaves. - 1 tablespoon of wine vinegar. (I prefer the Paros one). - salt. **Preparation**: - (1) Grate the cucumber. - (2) Sprinkle some salt over the cucumber. - (3) Put this in the refrigerator and let the salt absorb (for about 15 minutes). - (4) Press out all the excessive fluids. - (5) In a bowl, mix the cucumber with the yogurt. - (6) Press the garlic into the mixture. - (7) Stir the olive oil, chopped mint leaves and the wine vinegar in the mixture. - (8) Mix very well. - (9) Put the mixture in the refrigerator for at least 45 minutes (the longer the better). Finally: - Sprinkle some fresh chopped mint leaves on it. - Pour some oil over it. - For decoration, add some (black) olives. Enjoy!
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