The Sunday Cookbook: Dairy-Free Tzatziki Sauce

The perfect company for your Greek-inspired meals! Our dairy-free tzatziki recipe has all the same classic flavors, just made without dairy!

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Tzatziki is a Mediterranean Greek sauce that’s garlicky and flavorful, served over grilled meats or used as a dip or dressing. Tzatziki sauce is traditionally made with plain yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, lemon juice, and herbs. To make it dairy-free, we combined hempseed milk (or any plant-based milk you prefer) and mayo to replace the yogurt. However, if you have a dairy-free yogurt brand you can have, feel free to use that instead to keep this recipe traditional.

Our Dairy-Free Tzatziki Sauce recipe has a thinner consistency but still has the same classic flavors. It pairs well with falafels, salads, our chickpea patties, and with lamb.

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Alternative options:

Dairy-Free Yogurt: if you have a plain dairy-free yogurt brand that is safe for you to use, you can replace the milk and mayo ingredients with it. I suggest starting out with 1/2 cup of any plain dairy-free yogurt of your choice and only adding more later on if you want a thicker consistency.

Cucumber: Occasionally, we use organic biologique cucumbers/organic long English cucumbers and instead of finely diced, we sometimes shred them. Entirely your choice based on preference.

Avocado & smoked salmon toast

Falafels over rice

Smoked salmon & chickpea pasta

The Sunday Cookbook:

Dairy-Free Tzatziki Sauce

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Ingredients

• ½ medium cucumber

• ¼ cup dairy-free milk of your choosing

• ⅓ cup Primal Kitchen Avocado Mayo

• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice

• 1 teaspoon minced garlic

• 2 teaspoons of fresh dill

• Sea salt

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Directions

1. Line a small bowl with a cheesecloth or paper towels. Shred the half cucumber and place the shreds in a lined bowl. Top with a healthy dash of salt and set aside.

2. In a seperate mixing bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients and whisk until smooth.

3. Take the cucumber shredds and thoroughly dry them out by wrapping the cheesecloth or paper towel all up and squeezing out the excess moisture.

4. Add the shredded cucumbers to the mixing bowl and combined again until the cucumber is everly distributed.

5. Place in the fridge until ready to serve over your dish. Pairs perfectly with Joe's Lamb over Rice Platter or homemade falafel!

TIP: This dressing can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.