{"id":31,"date":"2010-07-14T04:42:20","date_gmt":"2010-07-14T04:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/recipes.theskinnyonscv.com\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2018-01-29T16:31:03","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T00:31:03","slug":"tzatziki-sauce","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.recipes.theskinnyonscv.com\/?page_id=31","title":{"rendered":"Tzatziki Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Tzatziki is a cucumber, yogurt based sauce or dip usually found in Greek foods that is cooling as well as refreshing. It is usually served on a Gyro sandwich or as a dip for Kabobs or Pita Bread. I have made many versions or the recipe using low fat Yogurt and found them all, shall we say \u201clacking\u201d somehow. So I started mixing up what I liked and disliked about some of the recipes I had tried and investigated on the Internet and came up with a terrific sauce in my humble opinion! It is low in calories and fat for an added bonus! ENJOY!<\/p>\n<p>16 ounces of plain low-fat yogurt or 8 oz Greek yogurt ( if using Greek no need to drain out liquid)<\/p>\n<p>1 med. to lg. Hot House or English cucumber, peeled, seeded, and shred with a box grater<\/p>\n<p>Kosher salt<\/p>\n<p>1 clopve of garlic, finely minced<\/p>\n<p>1 Tablespoon olive oil<\/p>\n<p>2 1\/2 tsp. lemon juice<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 cup minced mint leaves<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 cup minced fresh dill<\/p>\n<p>Place yogurt in a strainer lined with a coffee filter or sturdy paper towel over a cup or bowl and allow to sit for about two hours,(this will drain out the water and leave a thick creamy yogurt). Place the shredded cucumber in a strainer as well, but sprinkle with 1 Tblsp. salt and mix to distribute. Suspend over a bowl and allow to sit same as the yogurt, (this will pull out moisture for a better result in your final product).<\/p>\n<p>Once yogurt and cucumbers have drained mix the rest of the ingredients together in a medium mixing bowl along with about a pinch of salt if you wish. Serve as a sauce for my Greek Pita recipe, Falafel Patties, Gyros, or even as a dip for Toasted Pita triangles or veggies. Store in an airtight container for up to a week.<\/p>\n<p>Yields 1 1\/2cups sauce<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tzatziki is a cucumber, yogurt based sauce or dip usually found in Greek foods that is cooling as well as refreshing. It is usually served on a Gyro sandwich or as a dip for Kabobs or Pita Bread. I have made many versions or the recipe using low fat Yogurt and found them all, shall [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":21,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.recipes.theskinnyonscv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.recipes.theskinnyonscv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.recipes.theskinnyonscv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.recipes.theskinnyonscv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.recipes.theskinnyonscv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.recipes.theskinnyonscv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":489,"href":"https:\/\/www.recipes.theskinnyonscv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions\/489"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.recipes.theskinnyonscv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.recipes.theskinnyonscv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}