Tzatziki, the greek cucumber and yogurt sauce

Ingredients

• 1 cucumber
• 1 pot of Greek yogurt
• A few mint leaves
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• salt
• pepper

Materials

• Food processor (optional)
• Strainer

Preparation

• Peel the cucumber and cut it in half lengthwise. Remove the seeds using a teaspoon. Then, cut it into pieces.
• Put these pieces in the food processor and chop finely.
  
• Put this cucumber purée in a strainer and press well to extract as much water as possible.
• Add the drained cucumber to a bowl, then mix in the Greek yogurt, chopped mint, crushed garlic, and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, and mix well.
  
• And there you have it, your tzatziki is ready!

Observations

Herbs: here we used mint, but you can also use dill, or another herb, or even none at all.
Cucumber preparation: here we chopped the cucumber, but you can also grate it finely. Some prefer to cut it very finely.

Questions

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