This has become one of my favorite lunches recently. Pickled herring, a few crackers, veggies and dip. The veggies here are some left over grilled bok choy, snap peas, and some kohlrabi made into sticks. The dip is a modified tzatziki since I have no cucumbers. But I'll make the real thing when I have cucumbers this summer.
Daphne's Tzatziki
- 1 cup Greek yogurt (really use Greek, not the American sutff)
- 1 T lemon juice
- 1 T olive oil
- 1 T minced fresh dill
- 2 cloves garlic mashed (or one mongo one if you use German Extra Hardy garlic)
- 1/4 c grated cucumber, squeezed to get all the water out
Hey isn't it nice that I have a Greek name to put in the recipe name? But no I'm not Greek. I just love tzatziki.
I have been preserving a lot in the last week. I have no photos of it though. I've been drying herbs. So far I have my yearly supply of dried oregano, English thyme, and peppermint. I also dried some chamomile and cut the plants back. I'll probably do one more batch before I let the plants do to seed.
Join Robin over at The Gardener of Eden for more garden preserving and cooking.
Looks delicious Daphne! I'm glad you posted about drying herbs. I dried some oregano in the oven this morning. When it was finished, I turned it off and totally forgot about it! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThat tzatziki sauce looks good and so do those peas. Is the kohlrabi raw? I didn't know it was edible raw. Come to think of it, I've never actually eat kohlrabi. I tried growing some this winter but it never fattened up.. tall and skinny kohlrabi.
ReplyDeleteYes it is good raw. People often make slaws with it too.
DeleteThanks for the tzatziki recipe. We'll definitely try this one!
ReplyDeleteSounds so good! And all looks so healthy.
ReplyDeleteI love tzatiki too. Its interesting that you use the greek name too - rather than the Turkish or Arabic names for what is much the same dip. Whatever its called though it tastes delicious.
ReplyDeleteI call it by that name because I've never heard another name for it. And in the area of town I'm in ethnically it is very Greek and Italian. The corner store I use is really a Greek store. And the diner a few blocks away isn't called Greek, but if you look at the menu you will see a huge Greek influence.
DeleteI am reading your post, thinking about the things growing in my garden and wondering how did I managed during the winter months without garden fresh vegs?
ReplyDeleteVery healthy snack! I wanted to make tzatiki too when I had cucumbers, but time fly fast did not managed to make it.
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