Tzatziki

Name: Tzatziki
Ingredients: 1-2 cucumbers, cut up small or shredded, then drained; 1.5-2 cups plain yogurt, drain it to thicken, or use Greek; dash red wine vinegar, or lemon juice; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 TBSP fresh dill; mint and oregano, add to taste; salt and pepper, to taste

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1-2	cucumbers cut up small or shredded, then drained
1.5-2 cups	plain yogurt drain it to thicken, or use Greek
dash	red wine vinegar or lemon juice
2 cloves	garlic, minced
1 TBSP	fresh dill
	mint and oregano add to taste
	salt and pepper to taste

Making tzatziki is seriously easy. Just slice up a few large cucumbers (peeled and seeded if you'd like, though I don't bother). Squeeze as much water out of the cucumber as possible. You can salt it and set it in a colander to drain if you have time to wait. Otherwise, just squeeze with your hands. Putting it all in a cheesecloth and squeezing and twisting is really effective too.

Meanwhile, place at least 2 cups of yogurt over a clean dish towel or cheesecloth to drain. To skip this step you could just start with a nice thick yogurt like Greek yogurt.

In a large bowl fold your cucumbers into the yogurt, adding a dash of red wine vinegar (or lemon juice). Add a few cloves of minced garlic, at least 1 Tbsp of fresh dill (or about 1/2 tsp dry dill), some mint and oregano. Some people prefer to use fennel instead of dill but I adore dill and use it any chance I get. Finally, add salt and pepper to taste.

Making tzatziki is seriously easy. Just slice up a few large cucumbers (peeled and seeded if you'd like, though I don't bother). Squeeze as much water out of the cucumber as possible. You can salt it and set it in a colander to drain if you have time to wait. Otherwise, just squeeze with your hands. Putting it all in a cheesecloth and squeezing and twisting is really effective too.
Meanwhile, place at least 2 cups of yogurt over a clean dish towel or cheesecloth to drain. To skip this step you could just start with a nice thick yogurt like Greek yogurt.
In a large bowl fold your cucumbers into the yogurt, adding a dash of red wine vinegar (or lemon juice). Add a few cloves of minced garlic, at least 1 Tbsp of fresh dill (or about 1/2 tsp dry dill), some mint and oregano. Some people prefer to use fennel instead of dill but I adore dill and use it any chance I get. Finally, add salt and pepper to taste.

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