Tzatziki

A few weeks ago, Drew and I went to the Greek Festival. The festival spreads out all over the lawn at The Greek Orthodox Church of Saint George and even into the streets! There is plenty of music, dancing, and of course FOOD! Drew opted for the Greek chicken kabobs and I made a beeline to the gyro area. I love gyros. And I love them best when they're made with lamb (you know, the huge spinning hunk of lamb that they shave off in front of you?? SO GOOD!). But you know what really makes the gyro great? The tzatziki sauce. I could dip veggies in it, eat it with chips, slap it on chicken... really, good tzatziki sauce can be an amazing condiment.

So I decided to make some.

Ingredients:

• 16 ounces (2 cups) of Greek yogurt (regular yogurt will work, but it's much thinner)
• 5 cloves of garlic, pressed
• Half of a cucumber, chopped into small pieces
• 1 TBSP olive oil
• 1/2 TBSP dried dill

Directions:

• Mix all of the ingredients together very well
• TASTE YOUR TZATZIKI! Does it need more dill? More garlic? Want a little bit more cucumber in yours? Now is the time to add it to your specific taste buds.
• Place tzatziki in the refridgerator for at least 2 hours. This really allows the flavors to all come together.
• Stir again before serving.

Yum! So easy too. Like I said, this is a delightful signature sauce for gyros but it also makes a great veggie dip.

Source: adapted from about.com