This recipe for Tzatziki Sauce is fresh, flavorful and so unbelievably delicious. The best benefit of making food from scratch, is that you then have 100% control over the ingredients and cost. This recipe for homemade from scratch Tzatziki Sauce makes 1 cup for around $1.
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Published May 12, 2023
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Cost for this recipe
This recipe for Tzatziki Sauce is found on page 554 of the Americas Test Kitchen Cookbook.
It makes up to 1 cup of Tzatziki Sauce. Below is the cost breakdown for this recipe to make it yourself.
1 Tbsp Lemon Juice $0.03
1 Garlic Clove $0.01
3/4 cup Plain Greek Yogurt $0.50
1/2 Cucumber $0.45
1 Tbsp Fresh Parsley $0.08
3/8 tsp Salt $0.01
The cost to make 1 cup Tzatziki Sauce is $1.08.
At a local grocery store, Meijer, 8-oz Tzatziki sauce is $7.49.
If you have twenty minutes, you can save yourself up to $6 by making it yourself!
$7.49
Recipe for Tzatziki Sauce
Ingredients for Tzatziki Sauce
1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
1 Garlic Clove
3/4 cup Plain Greek Yogurt
1/2 Cucumber
3 Tbsp Fresh Mint
1 Tbsp Fresh Parsley
3/8 tsp Salt
Directions for Tzatziki Sauce
1. In a small bowl, measure and then add the 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice.
2. On a cutting board, mince the garlic and add it to the lemon juice and let it stand for 10 minutes.
Instead of a knife to mince the garlic, a microplane was used to mince the garlic.
3. Measure and add the 3/4 cup Plain Greek Yogurt and whisk it into the lemon juice until combined.
4. Wash and then peel a cucumber.
5. On a cutting board, cut the cucumber in half lengthwise and then use a spoon and scoop out the seeds.
6. Using a box shredder, shred the cucumber and add it to the small bowl, then mix it well to combine.
7. Add the minced fresh parsley and fresh minced mint and stir well to combine, if using.
I used dried parsley and stirred it into the Greek Yogurt mixture.
8. Measure and then add the 3/8 tsp salt to the bowl.
9. Stir well and then cover the bowl and rest in the refrigerator until needed.
What to use this Tzatziki Sauce for? For dinner we had Gyros, and this sauce was the most amazing addition to top on shaved beef and nestled in a fluffy and soft Pita Bread. Click the link below for my blog on how to make your own Pita Bread!
Recipe for Tzatziki Sauce
Tzatziki Sauce Recipe
Equipment
- Small Bowl with lid
- Measuring Cup
- Measuring spoon
- Cutting board
- Vegetable peeler
- Box Shredder
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 Garlic Clove
- 3/4 cup Plain Greek Yogurt
- 1/2 Cucumber
- 3 Tbsp Fresh Mint
- 1 Tbsp Fresh Parsley
- 3/8 tsp Salt
Instructions
- In a small bowl, measure and then add the 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice.
- On a cutting board, mince the garlic and add it to the lemon juice and let it stand for 10 minutes.
- Measure and add the 3/4 cup Plain Greek Yogurt and whisk it into the lemon juice until combined.
- Wash and then peel a cucumber.
- On a cutting board, cut the cucumber in half lengthwise and then use a spoon and scoop out the seeds.
- Using a box shredder, shred the cucumber and add it to the small bowl, then mix it well to combine.
- Add the minced fresh parsley and fresh minced mint and stir well to combine.
- Measure and then add the 3/8 tsp salt to the bowl.
- Cover the bowl and rest in the refrigerator until needed.
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