The Perfect Homemade Tzatziki Sauce + 10 Dishes To Serve It With (2024)

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ByGaby Dalkin September 7, 2022

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Do you love Tzatziki Sauce? It's one of my favorite things! If you've never had it before, it's a delicious Greek sauce made with yogurt, cucumber, garlic, and lemon. It's perfect for topping grilled meats or vegetables, or just served as a dipping sauce alongside my epic Greek Lamb Meatballs. The best part? You can make it at home in just a few minutes! Here is the best homemade tzatziki sauce recipe ever - give it a try!

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Why I Love This Recipe

Besides my major love affair with all things basil vinaigrette… I’m also majorly into Homemade Tzatziki Sauce this summer.

Tzatziki is one of those things you can whip up every few days and keep on hand for when lunch and dinner roll around. You'll see it pop up on WGC frequently as I call for it in so many recipes- chicken gyros and chicken stuffed pitas, to name just two! It also makes the best healthy snack. Whip up some tzatziki grab yourself some Persian cucumbers and there you have it.

What is Tzatziki Sauce?

Homemade Tzatziki is EVERYTHING! If you've never had it before, or heard of it, Tzatziki is a yogurt sauce with cucumbers, garlic, salt, lemon juice, and dill. It's incredible popular in Greece where it's slathered on top of just about everything. You can serve it up with crudités or pita as an appetizer / snack or serve it alongside some skewered chicken, veggies, fish or meat as a dip for a main course. It's bright and tangy and perfect for summer.

Ingredients & Substitutions

The Perfect Homemade Tzatziki Sauce + 10 Dishes To Serve It With (2)

Greek Yogurt
Persian Cucumber
Lemon Juice
Garlic
Fresh Dill
Salt & Pepper

*For a full list of ingredients and instructions please see recipe card below.

How to Make Tzatziki Sauce

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Step 1: In a large bowl, combine the Greek yogurt, diced cucumber, lemon juice, garlic and dill. Stir to combine.

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Step 2: Season with salt and pepper and taste. Adjust salt, pepper or lemon juice depending on your preference. Serve immediately or store in an air-tight container for up to 3 days.

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How to Store Tzatziki Sauce

You can store leftover tzatziki sauce for 3-4 days in the fridge in an airtight container.

How to Freeze Tzatziki Sauce

Because of the yogurt and cucumber, I would not recommend freezing tzatziki sauce. If you absolutely have to, store it in an airtight container for up to 1 month. Make sure you thaw it in the fridge gradually.

Tips & Tricks

This easy tzatziki sauce recipe is perfect for Mediterranean food lovers. It’s simple to make, and you can enjoy it as a quick snack, lunch, or dinner. All you need is yogurt, cucumber, garlic, dill and lemon. If you want to spice things up a bit, feel free to add in some chili flakes or fresh herbs like parsley or mint. Give this sauce a try next time you need a quick and delicious meal!

FAQs

How long can you store Tzatziki sauce?

Tzatziki will last about four days in the fridge before it starts to go bad. While you can freeze it, it will change a bit in regards to texture and consistency when it comes time to thawing it out.

What else can you serve Tzatziki Sauce with?

Here is a list of some other amazing dishes that go perfect with Tzatziki.
Yogurt Marinated Chicken Skewers
Greek Loaded Oven Fries
Chicken Tawook Quinoa Bowls
Mezze Appetizer Platter
Homemade Naan
Chicken Shawarma Bowls
Chicken Shawarma Stuffed Pita
Greek Chicken Stuffed Pitas
The Best Hummus and Herbed Baked Pita Chips
Moroccan Chicken Skewers

Paris Well With

Easy Moroccan Chicken Skewers
The Best Hummus and Herbed Baked Pita Chips
Greek Chicken Stuffed Pitas
Chicken Shawarma Stuffed Pita

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Homemade Tzatziki Sauce

Author: Gaby Dalkin

5 from 10 votes

That creamy Greek yogurt sauce that you love with cucumbers, dill and lemon that you can slather all over some pita or on top of protein!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 0 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Equipment

Ingredients

▢ 1 ½ cups plain Greek yogurt
▢ 1 Persian cucumber small dice
▢ Juice of 1 lemon plus more if needed
▢ 3 cloves garlic finely minced
▢ 2 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
▢ Kosher salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine the Greek yogurt, diced cucumber, lemon juice garlic and dill. Stir to combine.
Season with salt and pepper and taste. Adjust salt, pepper or lemon juice depending on your preference. Serve immediately or store in an air-tight container for up to 3 days.

Notes

If you want to spice things up a bit, feel free to add in some chili flakes or fresh herbs like parsley or mint.
Serve this up with crudités or pita as an appetizer / snack or serve it alongside some skewered chicken, veggies, fish or meat as a dip for a main course. It’s bright and tangy and perfect for summer.

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Made this last night & served with salmon. Delish! Two questions though: (1) if using English cucumber, why peel the skin? Just curious. (2) although delish, mine was a bit watery, not very thick. I used whole plain Greek yogurt. Any thoughts? Thank you!!
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1. 1: I usually peel the skin of English cucumber because it's a bit thicker than that of a Persian cucumber! But honestly, you dont have to! Just a personal preference.
  2: DM me a picture of the sauce if you want! It shouldn't be THICK but it shouldn't be watery if that makes sense
Excellent recipe!!!!
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Very good! I served it to a chef who really loved the blend of flavors. Served with chicken kabobs which I marinated with my additional spices!, grilled Parmesan leeks, broccolini and marinated large olives! Served oaked Chardonnay! Light easy and setting for good conversation!,
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Hi Gaby! I'd love to make this recipe but I cannot find dinosaur kale in my area. Also my hubby is not a kale fan. What would be a good substitute?
Thanks
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1. there's no kale in this recipe!! just dill.
Soo good!
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Yum. It’s great on top of grilled lamb feta burgers. My summertime favorites!
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