Tzatziki Recipe

Name: Tzatziki Recipe
Ingredients: 1 European cucumber or 3 Persian cucumbers, finely chopped or grated; Salt; 2 cups drained yogurt; 2 to 3 garlic cloves, cut in half, green shoots removed, and mashed to a paste in a mortar and pestle with 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint (more to taste); Freshly ground pepper; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (optional)

"Called Cacik in Turkey, Tarator in the Balkans, Tzatziki in Greece, each version of this salad is a variation on a theme: yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, fresh herbs The yogurt is thick, and pungent with mashed garlic, the cucumbers either finely chopped or grated, then salted and allowed to wilt Walnuts enrich the Balkan version, which is also considered a soup, as is Cacik..."

INGREDIENTS

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1 European cucumber or 3 Persian cucumbers, finely chopped or grated

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Salt

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2 cups drained yogurt

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2 to 3 garlic cloves, cut in half, green shoots removed, and mashed to a paste in a mortar and pestle with 1/4 teaspoon salt

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2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint (more to taste)

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Freshly ground pepper

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2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (optional)

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