Homemade Tzatziki

Gee, I must have had a lot of coffee today. This is my third post today. I am sitting inside right now as it is too hot to go outside right now. It is 32 degrees but feels like it is almost 40. I was going to go for a bike ride among the vineyards this morning, but I couldn't get my tire pump to work so I nixed that. Fast forward to lunchtime, when I went out and found a different pump at the store. I hope I can make it work for tomorrow. Note to self..... Start your bike ride early!! At 9:30 am, I was already sweating bullets!

Since I am being a little lazy right now, I thought I should give you my easy recipe for the best tzatziki EVER! It works well as a top dressing for anything, including the quinoa salads that I love to make.

Rosie's Tzatziki

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1 English cucumber

1-2 cloves of garlic - crushed

1 tub thick Greek yogourt - plain

Salt

Wash your cucumber. No need to peel. I leave the skin on for extra flavour and vitamins.  Grate the cucumber on the large grate of a box grater. Place the cucumber in a small bowl and sprinkle liberally with salt. Toss and let the cucumber sit in the bowl for about 1/2 hour. (The salt will draw out a lot of the water from the cucumbers which can make your tzatziki too runny). Squeeze out the excess water in the cucumbers, with your hands. Transfer the cucumber to a medium bowl and add the Greek yogourt and crushed garlic. Mix all together. (You don't need a fancy garlic press to crush the garlic. Just peel the cloves of garlic by smashing them with the side of a large knife blade, sprinkle salt on the garlic (this stops the knife from slipping on the garlic)  then crush them with the side of a paring knife, until they are like a paste).

That's it.

Rosie