Greek Recipes
Greek Tzatziki Sauce
Prep
10 minutes
Yield
1 Large Jar or Container, 8 servings
This easy Greek Tzatziki Sauce can be made either vegan or vegetarian, and is perfect to eat with pita, on sandwiches, or however you like your tzatziki!
This easy Greek Tzatziki Sauce is great to have in your back pocket. Whether you are making tzatziki to eat on your vegan gyros, with pita, on chicken souvlaki if you’re not plant-based, or even on sandwiches, this recipe is my go-to for whipping up this delicious dip.
❤️ Why You’ll Love This Greek Tzatziki Sauce
- Versatile: Whether you’re vegan, vegetarian, or none of the above, you can make this recipe to fit your dietary needs
- Quick: This tzatziki recipe can be made in 10 minutes or less, super quick & super delicious!
- Use it on Anything: You can use this tzatziki on anything. Use it as a dip, spread it on a sandwich, with protein like my vegan gyros, or whatever your heart desires
🍲 Ingredients
Olive Oil: Make sure you choose a good quality olive oil. Look for “extra virgin” on the label and avoid anything in a clear bottle since olive oil doesn’t like light!
Yogurt: You can use yogurt, vegan yogurt, or cream cheese here. Whatever you prefer. The consistency will slightly change based on what you choose but any option is delicious.
Dill: I love fresh dill in this recipe as fresh herbs just add a better flavor in my opinion, but this recipe will still be delicious with dry dill if you don’t have fresh on hand. Use one teaspoon of dried dill for every one tablespoon of fresh.
👩🍳 How to Make Greek Tzatziki Sauce
🪄 Tips and Tricks
- How to squeeze a cucumber: There are a few ways you can do this. Some people like to sprinkle salt on them and leave them in a strainer to allow for the water to drain. However, when you don’t have time for that, once you grate the cucumbers, squeeze out the moisture with your hands. Voila!
🗒 Substitutions
- Greek Yogurt: You can use a vegan yogurt or cream cheese substitute
- Olive Oil: Substitute olive oil for avocado oil if you prefer it
🗒 Best served with
- Use this as a topper with plant-based jackfruit gyros
- If you aren’t plant-based this can be great on chicken souvlaki as well
- Make a spinach pie and use it as a dipper
- Create a delicious Greek-inspired charcuterie board
- Make this salad and use the tzatziki as a side with warm pita
👝 How to Store Leftovers
This sauce will last up to one week in the fridge in a properly sealed container or mason jar.
🤔 Common Questions
Also known as tarator or cacik, tzatziki is a dip found in cuisines of Southeast Europe and the Middle East. It’s made with salted, strained yogurt or diluted yogurt mixed with cucumbers, garlic, salt, and olive oil. You sometimes use vinegar or lemon juice, and herbs too. Everyone has their own way they like to make it!
Tzatziki is considered a healthier dip because it’s made with whole, healthy ingredients.
Greek Tzatziki Sauce
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Ingredients
- 2 cups greek yogurt or vegan cream cheese or yogurt
- 1/4 cup fresh dill roughly chopped
- 3 cloves of grated garlic
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1 cucumber grated and squeezed to remove any excess liquid
- 3 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Combine every ingredient in a large container and mix to combine.
- Store in a tightly sealed container in the fridge for up to 1 week. Enjoy with literally anything!
So, this tzatziki recipe is basically my new food crush! It’s easy, it’s tasty, and I’ve been using it like it’s going out of style – everything gets a dip.
Now, here’s a little insider tip for cucumber lovers: if you have a little extra time, take out those seeds before you toss them in. Trust me 🙂
Seriously, this stuff has turned my regular meals into a Mediterranean fiesta. It’s not just a dip; it’s a flavor upgrade! Thanks Maria!
YES!!! Elena I love this for you so much. Thank you for the love.
I made this with Maria’s souvlaki that I recently made and it blew my mind!
isn’t it just so good!
The best recipe I have used, the more garlic the better! Yumm
Thank you so much, Clara!
I did two batches for my household: one batch for the kids had only 1/2 a clove of garlic… the batch for me and the hubby had extra extra garlic! everyone wins
terrific
good
I put this in chicken souvlaki wraps – it was fantastic!
your vinegar substitution came in handy when I was fresh out of lemons. I used 3tbsp of red wine vinegar and it was perfect
only two steps to make the most delicious yummy sauce
I did a nice blend of cream cheese and 5% greek yogurt and it was dreamy. I highly recommend everyone to try this