Lazy Tzatziki Sauce Recipe: A Shortcut Greek Sauce Recipe (5 Minutes) by Jan Mostrom

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I love Mediterranean foods! Tzatziki sauce is no exception. When I don’t have a lot of time, this particular lazy tzatziki recipe is so easy to put together to get that wonderful taste with very little time.

To make this shortcut Greek-inspired sauce recipe, you will need just a handful of simple ingredients. Here is your gluten-free shopping list: Greek yogurt, fresh lemons for juicing, olive oil, garlic powder, dried mint, salt and a bit of milk to thin it out to your desired consistency.

Use this easy five-minute Mediterranean tzatziki sauce as a salad dressing or dip. I recently served them with my baked broccoli cheddar wedges and it was fantastic.

You also could drizzle the low-sodium sauce over grilled chicken, fish or shrimp, or dunk other appetizers in it, such as fresh cut vegetables, french fries or chicken wings.

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Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 10

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole-milk Greek yogurt
• 1 medium lemon, juiced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 heaping teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon dried mint (not fresh mint)
• salt, to taste
• 2 tablespoons milk (to thin it out)

Recipe Notes

• If you don't have lemon juice, you can use 1 to 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar.

• If you like things spicy, add some sriracha sauce.

• Store the tzatziki in an airtight container in the fridge.

Here's how to make it: 

1. Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl or jar.
   
    
2. Taste to see if you need more of any of the seasonings. After it's seasoned to your liking, serve or refrigerate until it's time to serve.
   

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