Simple Tazatziki Sauce Recipe | Food Wishes 

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"if you don't like this after you tasted, that's your fault" lol. More chef should say this in their recipe

I made this last night, along with the Greek Lemon Chicken and potatoes and the Pita Bread from your recipes. Everything turned out Amazing! Thank you Chef!

I love how he said "If you don't like how it taste, its basically your fault". Made me laugh so much I subscribed, Love the sense of humor.

Ok. I made this last night. Let it sit in the fridge overnight and served it with Greek herbed grilled lamb chops for dinner. Total winner. Super easy and ridiculously yummy. Thanks! (I was searching for recipes to make use of a giant cucumber harvest)

Oh boy, you can talk so good! It's so entertaining and informative. Thanks for sharing your recipe!

If im just eating it on pita or fries i use dill, but if im putting it on lamb i always add mint, cause mint and lamb is one of the best herb/meat combos in my opinion.

You forgot the olive oil! For that amount, you would need at least 3 or 4 tablespoons of oil. You can also swap lemon for red wine vinegar but be careful with the amount. Mint/dill totally optional. In fact, mint is mostly a middle eastern version. Sometimes we garnish with a sprig of dill but don't usually eat it or put it in tzatziki.

I like the chef's nod to the classics

Literally made my mouth water!

Love your humor

TZATZIKI ROCKS!!!

I have grown to love this sauce from Arby's. Yes, Arby's! With chicken of course, and I love it. I can't stand the taste of yogurt and especially Greek, but for some reason, I love it in the Arby's gyro's. Maybe they're toning it down a bit, or I've grown accustomed to something with yogurt anyway! Thanks!!

You are awesome! I love how you don’t complicate things and your droll sense of humor XD

No pitas can beat us!

Can confirm, delicious.

Yummy. Very yummy. Thank you

Loved it!

I made this today!! Thank you :)

In Turkey this is called cacik, its really tasty!

i like watery tzatziki so I can drink it fast

Almost authentic (I'm writing from Greece) but if you want it to taste like the good stuff a Greek makes, get the fullest-fat yogurt you can, strain it yourself again even if theoretically "strained." Get as much liquid out of the yogurt and the cucumber that you can, because then you add IN liquid -- vinegar and quite a bit of olive oil, both more than you'd think. Plus garlic, salt, and lots of dill IF you like it. Nothing else.

Just squeeze cucumber without any salt and make ice cubes of this for dry gin. Also we don't use cayenne pepper.

the tzatziki has only cucumber garlic yogurt and a little olive oil method of preparation rub the cucumber in the grater and then stack it with your hands put it in a bowl with 250 g of yogurt and two cloves of melted garlic mix with a little olive oil all together

Had a hard time finding the celebrity grade paper towels so could only use a tea towel to drain the cubes!! 😂😂😂

As someone from greece i can say that you are really close with this recipe. Traditionally you use dill. New style greek cousine has added mint. The cayenne is not traditional either. Instead of lemon we use wine vinegar. You need a touch of olive oil as well. My mom puts the grated cucumber in the fridge in a strainer with some weight on top and all that in a bowl so you can get rid of most of the water. If you dont get rid of enough water its gonna expel it in the tzatziki and it will become runny. That's about it. 10 years late but here you go.

**English cucumber, peel (optional), grate it, mix in salt, let sit about 10-15 mins, then squeeze it dry with good paper towels or cheese cloth. **Add cucumber to yogurt (2 cups Greek strained yogurt **Add finely crushed garlic (to taste) Cayenne (pinch) Freshly squeezed lemon juice. **Add mint leaves and/or dill or parsley. **Add any additional black pepper, salt, cayenne to taste. ***Cover and store in refrigerator 3-4 hours or overnight for best flavor.

and because i get paid by the hour, it took me about 10 minutes to get that yoghurt into the bowl 😂😂

"If you don't like how this tastes when you're done, it's basically your fault" haha

Hi, a Greek here. I have today this is a great video. As for the mint/dill debate normally we use dill but some recipes from the south and Cyprus use mint. Cayenne is not something we add, but I am sure it will give the Tzatziki an extra kick. Also, try the sauce with literally anything, preferably pork souvlaki. Finally, try adding some red wine vinegar. Once again, you have made a great video and very authentic.

It's what my friend Sisyphus does . . . but it's not how I roll (rimshot). HA!

Fun fact chef John puts cayenne pepper on his breakfast cereal.

You have made my husband's life a nightmare. He works for a very wealthy, very fat, elderly man who watches your videos and then requires all of your recipes be prepared. This recipe here, along with your remoulade video are now made and refrigerated each Monday morning for the new week. Keep up the good work! I like that he must earn his keep...

I like the way he talks. Hes got a good sense of humour too.

What I love about Chef John is his sense of humor and honesty. He's not fake like a lot of other online chefs! He makes me feel like I'm actually in the kitchen with him just talking smack lol.

The best Tzatziki sauce I've had had a couple tablespoons of olive oil and a tablespoon of white wine vinegar on top of the ingredients in your recipe. The vinegar is key, it kicks it up a notch.

As a greek I approve. This is how my whole family does it.

"There are some colours you can see only if you cook." Wow...

"Celebrity-grade paper towels" 🤣

I made this the other night and it was the best Tzatziki sauce I’ve ever had, and so simple! 👍🏻👍🏻

"When Athena was a twinkle in Zeus's hair." Love that reference.

"That's what my friend Sisyphus does, which is pretty good. It's just not how I roll." - You sir, rock!

Chef John, you're the best! I wanted to create my own cooking channel on RU-vid, but, after discovering yours recently there is just no way I can compete. I have my own 50lb bag of cayenne in the garage as well and use it regularly but I could never interject your humor without overdoing it. You remind me of my favorite uncle. So witty, so dry. Thank you for the entertainment and seemingly too simple recipes.

Greek not Greek, mint no mint, who cares, made this yesterday and it's just perfect. With barbequed lamb skewers, tortilla wraps, salad and tomato, just amazing...and evreybody loved it, not just me! And Chef John don't listen to a-holes criticizing this or that, your recipes are great (love your onion rings too) your tone of voice is just fine and love your subtle ironic remarks. Keep 'em comin' my friend!

Sicilian American here. I'm not Greek but I love Greek food and this is amazing. Thank you Greek people

I like tzatziki sauce, but I didn't have any idea what was in it. I never would have guessed loads of cucumber...

No eating for 3 - 4 hours! Why you wanna hurt me like that?

I have been following your videos now for a few months and decided to give this a shot. This recipe for tzatziki tastes just like what I used to have while stationed overseas many years ago. I did not think I could make it. I just followed the directions and wow. Outstanding. Thanks you for this video and your blog.

I love tzatziki on lots of stuff. Even tuna patties. Yum

"Because I get paid by the hour, it took me about 10 minutes to get that yogurt into the bowl" THIS GUY

Love Tzatziki sauce - any excuse to eat it... #TheSandwichStory #Πώςφτιάχνουμετζατζίκι

This recipe is just too awesome! So, so worth it! Thanks so much for sharing and for all the great tips! For anyone making it, I only had dill and it was awesome. I also used cheesecloth (my cheap paper towels never would've worked), and I think that made a big difference, so do it!

It's wrong to discard the skin of the cucumber... We never do that in Greece... it' s full of flavor and the color is great in the tzatziki

1. Remove the seeds from the cucumber 2. Don't grate. Finely chop the cucumber, or even better, dice. 3. Add white vinegar and extra virgin olive oil. 4. No comment on the cayenne pepper A Greek

Being an Old Greek from an Old Greek household we found a long time ago that if you mix the cucumber with the yogurt and then drain it all together in cheesecloth in the fridge the mixture developed a richer flavor Sometimes I’ve even added the chopped garlic and then set it to drain. I usually make 2 quarts at time.

I don't know how Americans ended up at the pronunciation of "ta-ziki". It's not even spelt like that! It's "TZAT-ZIKI!" just like it's spelled!

hey i'm greek! u should try it without the herbs for a more authentic taste! also try a bigger slices for your cucumber. it tastes much better with bigger slices of cucumber! and u should also try white vinegar instead of lemon juice! and u forgot the most important greek ingredient! some olive oil! haah kayian isn't nessecary!

Thank you for sharing this awesome recipe! I enjoy listening to your videos. You make cooking fun and I even get to laugh while I cook!

Tzatziki with mint goes really well with lamb.Tzatziki with dill goes really well with fish. I am lucky enough to have some Greek friends,trust me.This simple dish🤔 differs slightly from house to house.Olive oil tho....is a must.

Hilarious as always. Hate to say it but it’s pronounced ‘ZAT-ziki’ not ‘Tat-ziki’! Have a feeling you may already know that though! Keep up the hysterical work.

Noooooo!!! We don’t use cayenne, mint, dill, or lemon in tzatziki!! This is not Greek!! Call it yogurt sauce but not tzatziki!!! Tzatziki is made with yogurt, cucumber, garlic, olive oil, vinegar and salt!! Respect our cuisine, there are thousands of years of tradition in it!!

I made this Sauce Chef John's way, I live in NY and Visit lots of Greek places in Astoria Queens, Let me tell you , it was one of the best dipping sauces of all Greek Restaurants i have ever visited. This Sauce Rocks. Thanks Chef John 👍

I eat this on everything, although I'm half turkish so it has a different name to me. Any meat, rice, pasta, it's a great dip for pretty much anything and I eat it on it's own. Served at every family BBQ and I'm always the one in charge of making it :)

I love it on a gyro.

tzaztziki is the BEST dip/sauce ever! change my mind!

This recipe lacks a basic ingredient: extra virgin olive oil. 1-2 table spoons is sufficient, it gives a stronger taste.

Im from iraq and a lot of iraqis eat this :D

you forgot about the 3rd group that says don't put dill OR mint in your tzatziki :P mine has only yogurt(quark), minced garlic, cucumber, olive oil and salt in it and my greek friends think its one of the best they've had :P all i'm saying is that sometimes you can overdo it with the herbs... less is more!

I tried this recipe and loved it on top of my home made meatball pita pockets! I did mine with dill and parsley and threw in a surprise recipe of lemon pepper seasoning. So so good😘

Did I miss the rhyme pun? Was waiting for "You are the Assange of your melange, the Wikileakie of your tzatziki."

Good now I can make it instead of getting overcharged at local restaurants for the smallest cups of sauce

I dont get why others think bad about your voice! I like your voice, the sing song tone makes me smile while I get to know a wonderful recipe side by side! I love your voice and please keep that up! I'm glad I found you!

I used to make it like this until i tried a yogurt sauce in a restaurant were they left the cucumber water in it to thin it a little. It was fantastic! They used garlic, cucumber and dille, sooo delicious!

The authentic Tzatziki Sauce is made with red vinegar not with lemon. It's much better with red vinegar. Oh, also a little bit of extra virgin olive oil makes the difference.

Because I get paid by the hour. I took 10 minutes to get the yogurt into the bowl lmao 😂. This guy is awesome 💀

Good Sisyphus joke!

my friend i like your style but... I AM GREEK FROM GREECE and if you think this is tzatziki i am the emperor of japan..!!! i have never seen anybody not in my family, not to my friends houses not to my profession as a chef and nowhere in greece anybody ever making tzatziki like you did.. THATS NOT A TZATZIKI.. you have made a few basic mistakes.. there is not cayenne pepper in tzatziki. you must mix some oil but not olive oil because it makes it a bit heavy but its ok if ones prefer. there is not mint in greek tzatziki .. only in cyprus they use mint and they call it taratouri.. BUT NOBODY IN GREECE uses mint.. in north greece they mix dill but in south they dont.. its plain.. and ABSOLUTELY NOT MIXING MINT AND DILL.. THATS RIDICULOUS AND DISGUSTING .. and you dont put lemon juice in it.. only vinegar.. thats the correct way my friend to make authentic greek tzatziki..AND REMEMBER!! FOR THE BEST TZATZIKI YOU MUST USE A VERY GOOD QUALITY YOGHURT AND THIS IS ONLY THE GREEK ONE..!! AND TZATZIKI IS ONE OF THE BEST DIPS FROM ALL THE WORLDS CUISINES..!!! YAMAS..!!

"If you don't like how this tastes when your'e done, its basically your fault"

I made it would pickles instead of cucumber. I used fat free greek yogurt. It tasted awful but i lost a pound that day!

Cayenne is the main God in the Chef John religion.

nice but instead of lemon we ad a little vinager and also some olive oil

i love his voice

Needs White Wine Vinegar.

How I eat it: open yoghurt, cut a slice of cucumber and dip it in. One slice a time, until eather the cucumber or the yoğurt is eaten

It screams Olive oil !!!

Hey chef, when ever I make Tzatziki sauce I must add olive oil and it gives a superb twist in to it

Chef, you are on a roll with the Sisyphus joke, but I am afraid it is always uphill from here.

The traditional acid is white wine vinegar. I’ve made it with lemon as well, vinegar is better But no mint. Too strong an herb for this.

I just made some abd I came here to see if I should add garlic.... yes I will add it. I knee it was missing something.

If you don't want to pay 4 bucks for "Greek" yogurt (I'm Greek on my mother side of the family) you can use plain yogurt from anywhere and put a coffee filter in a sieve, put the sieve over a bowl and scoop your plain yogurt into the filter and leave it in the fridge over night. You will have beautiful thick yogurt in the morning and just toss the water/whey. P.S. DO not add salt until just before serving. Sorry chef John but adding salt to your cucumber will make your dip watery.

"There are colors you can only see if you cook." One for the books.

I love Chef John. Funny, entertaining, and informative. Thanks for sharing!

I haven't seen "tiny spoon" in FOREVER. I truly love it. Maybe I missed it in your latest videos. I hope it isn't gone for good.

‘If you don’t like how this tastes, it’s basically your fault’ 😂😂😂

We actually don't put herbs and we use vinegar instead of lemon!!!good recipe though:)

Simple ingredients that work so well. I lived in Turkey and this yogurt sauce reminds me of the savory goodness of yogurt.

you should have your own food network series

what the hell man, your posts haven't been shown in my 'subscriptions' for months

Made this today (although I followed a different recipe). Goes well with bagel chips. Didn’t think to salt my grated cucumber prior to wringing the liquid out, but it turned out okay just the same.

tzatziki very good, sub and like