Greek Recipes with May Lerios: Tzatziki

For 10 people

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• 1 cup strained, whole fat, plain yogurt (if you cannot find strained yogurt, you can strain regular yogurt on your own, starting with 3 cups unstrained yogurt),

• 1 medium cucumber very finely grated and dehydrated by putting in strainer and pressing with paper towel (you may use instead the yogurt straining technique to dehydrate the cucumber),

• 2 garlic cloves very finely grated,

• 1/4 tsp onion powder,

• 1 tbsp Greek olive oil, and

• 5 drops of lemon juice.

Blend until the sauce is as smooth as can be.

Best served right after it's mixed, prepared from cold ingredients. It's meant to be a dip for keftethes or sauce for stuffed pitas. It holds in the fridge for a week or so.