Mock Tzatziki

Mock Tzatziki

If you have heard the word tzatziki then you probably know by now that it’s a Greek cucumber sauce used in pita sandwiches of all sorts or as a dip with pita bread or just to top your wonderfully grilled meats! It’s basically yummy on everything.

Well, today I am planning to make a Greek style roasted pork belly with potatoes for dinner which I will then wrap up in pita bread and add tzatziki on it…BUT, I don’t have any cucumbers and won’t have time to go out and get any before dinner. What to do? Make up a sauce?

Normally, I would also add sliced onions and chopped parsley to this said pita sandwich. So I thought, I can make a sauce that incorporates those flavors, along with the garlic, lemon and olive oil that goes into my regular cucumber tzatziki sauce and make a mock tzatziki with parsley and green onions. So, I came up with this recipe 🙂 .

You will need:

  • 7oz container of 2% plain Greek yogurt
  • 1/4 cup Italian leaf parsley, chopped
  • 1/4 cup green onions, thinly sliced (green and white parts)
  • 1 large clove of garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 juicy lemon, zested and half juiced
  • 1/8 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Steps:

  1. Add yogurt, parsley, green onions, garlic, and lemon zest to bowl and combine.
  2. Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper, or to taste. Mix well.
  3. Alternately, add half of the olive oil, stir, then half of the half juiced lemon and stir and repeat.
  4. Make sure it’s well combined and set in the refrigerator until ready to use. If you can let it sit at least 2 hours before using it that will make it even more flavorful. Serve on your favorite grilled meats, sandwiches or as a dip with homemade pita chips.

Kali Orexi!


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