Talatouri (Traditional Recipe)

Talatouri (Traditional Recipe)

The favorite delicious dip!

Talatouri (tzatziki) is a favorite delicious dip to everyone and can accompany most of the dishes of the Cypriot Cuisine. Its main characteristic is the flavour of mint.

Prep time

Cook time

Total time

Difficulty Degree

Serves

10 minutes

 

10 minutes

Easy

4 persons

You will need:

4 cups of drained yoghurt
2 large cucumbers, grated and drained
2-4 cloves of garlic chopped
2 teaspoons ground dry mint
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
2 tablespoons of olive oil
2 tablespoons of wine vinegar
1 teaspoon of sea salt
Fresh mint leaves for garnish

Preparation:

1.Put yogurt and cucumber in a bowl.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and mix all together.

3. Put the talatouri in a bowl, garnish with dry or fresh mint and serve.

Tip of the Chef

 Garnish with cucumber cut into thin slices or with a spiralizer tool, and with fresh/dry mint.

 

 Tip of the Nutritionist

We may replace yoghurt with strained yogurt 0%, to reduce fat and to have fewer calories in our recipe.