Tzatziki

We travel to Greece a lot and I love everything about the cuisine. I really don't think you can buy a manufactured tzatziki in the UK that tastes authentic so you really need to make it from scratch.

Ingredients

• 250g Greek yogurt

• 1.5 tbsp red wine vinegar

• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

• Fresh dill

• 1/2 cucumber

• 1 garlic clove, minced

• I tsp sea salt flakes

Method

1. Half the  cucumber lengthways and scrape out the seeds

2. Grate the cucumber into a sieve

3. Rub the sea salt into the cucumber and leave to drain over a bowl for 10 mins

4. Mix the yogurt, olive oil, red wine vinegar, dill and garlic together in a bowl

5. Squash the cucumber into the sieve to remove as much liquid as possible then mix into the yogurt

6. Drizzle with extra olive oil

We like to have Greek nights, as well as the tzatziki I recommend the butter herb rice or the Turkish rice to match.