Tzatziki /Cacik

This is a cucumber flavored yogurt dip with herbs and spices served with mediterranean dishes like gyros, kababs, falafels or as part of Mezze platter.

Preparation time:5 minutes

Serves:6-8

Ingredients:

2 cloves garlic

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper powder

2 cups greek yogurt

1 cup cucumbers grated

handful of dill(I did not have dill so I used parsley and cilantro)

Pinch of cumin

few drops of olive oil

Procedure:

1.Roast the garlic in some olive oil.

2. Take all the ingredients except greek yogurt in a food processor and coarsely pulse it.If you do not have a food processor just finely chop the cucumber and dill and mix the spices.

3.If you want a flowing sauce like in cacik pulse the greek yogurt with the rest of the ingredients once and remove. If you want a thicker sauce, take the greek yogurt in a bowl, add the pulsed ingredients prepared in step 1 and mix with a spoon just until combined.

Tips:

Do not over pulse the ingredients or the yogurt,we will still want the chunks of cucumber and dill in the yogurt.