Tzatziki Recipe Ideas
Tzatziki is an excellent way of using a glut of cucumbers or courgettes. You can play around with it a little, trying different herbs – Mint is the classic, and you can try using different types, like Chocolate Mint and Ginger Mint, and Vietnamese Coriander works really well too.
Ingredients
- 1 small cucumber or courgette, grated
- 2-3 tbsp natural yoghurt
- 1 tbsp mint or vietnamese coriander leaves, chopped
- drizzle of olive oil
- pinch of sea salt
- Squeeze of lemon (optional)
Method
- Mix the courgette/cucumber with the yoghurt, herbs and sea salt and lemon juice
- Dress with a drizzle of olive oil
- Serve immediately
Top tips:
Add more herbs for more flavour, or a smaller amount for a more cooling tzatziki.
Tzatziki can go quite watery, so it is best made just before you are going to serve it.