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OftenBen  ·  2292 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: November 14, 2018

I make bomb tzatziki.

The trick is to use whole fat yogurt. No part skim lowfat nonsense.

Lots of garlic. A LOT.

Grate your cucumber, dont chop it. Drain it super well, even going as far as using a clean dish towel to remove liquid.

The rest of it you kind of just have to tune to your own taste. I'm not the biggest fan of dill so I don't use a lot of it.





KapteinB  ·  2292 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I once followed a recipe where I used salt to drain the cucumber. Turned out quite well. Then again I love salt.

OftenBen  ·  2292 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's a technique you can use.

I have a hard limit on sodium so I rely on a solid grate and lots of pressure to drain mine.

galen  ·  2292 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Grate your cucumber, dont chop it. Drain it super well, even going as far as using a clean dish towel to remove liquid.

And make sure you hold on to as much of the drained-off liquid as you can! Add some lemon juice to make the taste a little bit more bearable, and you have the single most refreshing (if kind of disgusting) drink I've ever had.

_refugee_  ·  2292 days ago  ·  link  ·  

dude throw it in some vodka. yummmm

galen  ·  2292 days ago  ·  link  ·  

OH SHIT

OftenBen  ·  2292 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Dude preach.

Gin + Cucumber is amazing.