Tzatziki Sauce for Gyros

Free2B
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If you are a fan of Greek gyros, those wonderful sandwiches of thin sliced lamb, tomatoes, lettuce, and onions served in a pita bread, this is the sauce that goes on them - or my version of it which, of course, I think is the best one.

Ingredients:

1 cup thick plain yogurt (Greek yogurt is best here. You can use sour cream instead)
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup peeled, minced cucumber, with excess juice squeezed out
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 Tbsp. finely minced onion
2 Tbsp. finely minced fresh mint (or cilantro)

Directions:

Mix all the ingredients and refrigerate for at least one hour.

By Free2B from North Royalton, OH

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Julia
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September 17, 20110 found this helpful

All in one little word. YUM!

Thank you for sharing Barb.

Pookarina

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September 19, 20110 found this helpful

A woman after my own heart, Barb! My Papa (grampa) came from Greece so I obviously love Greek foods! Will give your recipe a try using the mayonaisse but maybe you'll try the varient of using 1 1/2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil and 1 teaspoon of red wine vinegar instead of the mayonaisse and we can compare notes?

Always good to experiment :-) Thumbs up!

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