{"id":637,"date":"2012-05-22T14:41:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T17:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tracyleekarner.com\/?p=637"},"modified":"2012-05-22T14:41:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-22T17:41:00","slug":"cucumber-yogurt-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/2012\/05\/22\/cucumber-yogurt-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"Cucumber Yogurt Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_638\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-638\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dsc_0132-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-638\" title=\"Tzatziki\" src=\"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dsc_0132-1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Tracy Lee Karner\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cucumber Yogurt Sauce<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThis tastes like Tzatziki, but it&#8217;s made with American supermarket yogurt (instead of strained Greek yogurt). I threw it together in less than 10 minutes (I wasn&#8217;t timing myself, now that I think about whether I&#8217;m stretching it, I&#8217;d say it&#8217;s likely I might have tossed it all up in less than five minutes).<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-639\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dsc_0115-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-639\" title=\"Ingredients for Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce\" src=\"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dsc_0115-1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Tracy Lee Karner\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assemble your ingredients<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">You&#8217;ll need:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Plain Yogurt<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cucumber<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Onion<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lemon<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Garlic<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Salt<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As much of everything as you like&#8211;for as many people as you&#8217;re serving. I made a small bowl, about 1\/4 cup onion, 1\/2 cup yogurt, 1\/3 cup grated cucumber and 1\/2 clove garlic.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_640\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-640\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dsc_0117-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-640\" title=\"Tzatzki ingredients on cutting board\" src=\"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dsc_0117-1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Tracy Lee Karner\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peel the cucumber, chop the onion, cut a wedge of lemon&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-642\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dsc_0123-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-642\" title=\"Squeeze of lemon\" src=\"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dsc_0123-1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Tracy Lee Karner\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cucumber and onion in the bowl, with a squeeze of lemon.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-641\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dsc_0126-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-641\" title=\"chopping garlic\" src=\"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dsc_0126-1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Tracy Lee Karner\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chop the garlic.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_643\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-643\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dsc_0127-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-643\" title=\"Add garlic\" src=\"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dsc_0127-1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Tracy Lee Karner\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Add garlic to the mix.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_644\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-644\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dsc_01321-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-644\" title=\"Yogurt\" src=\"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dsc_01321-1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Tracy Lee Karner\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not too much yogurt (you want this to be thick and cucumber-y).<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_647\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-647\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dsc_01362-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-647\" title=\"Stir the sauce\" src=\"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dsc_01362-1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Tracy Lee Karner\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stir, with a pinch of salt. Taste. Hmmm, what does it need?<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-648\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dsc_0137-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-648\" title=\"Sour Cream\" src=\"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dsc_0137-1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Tracy Lee Karner\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was a little thin (maybe because I used low-fat yogurt), so I added a dollop (a scant 1\/4 cup) of light sour cream. Regular sour cream would have been preferable, but this was in the fridge, so I used it up.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nOkay, so it&#8217;s not authentic Tzatziki, because it&#8217;s not made with Greek goat&#8217;s milk yogurt. And while the authentic thing is great, this was great in it&#8217;s own way, too. I don&#8217;t honestly care whether food is &#8220;authentic,&#8221;\u00a0as in:<br \/>\n&#8220;This is <em>the only<\/em> authentic cabonara.\u00a0(or stroganoff, \u00a0borscht, neapolitan pizza, tamales,\u00a0<em>whatever<\/em>.)\u00a0This is how they <em>originally<\/em> made it.&#8221;<br \/>\nI care about taste.<br \/>\nAnd honestly,\u00a0some of the blandest, greasiest, sourest and just-plain-yuckiest food\u00a0I&#8217;ve ever eaten in my whole life\u00a0has been made by the kind of people who get all huffy about <em>authenticity<\/em>, and who say things like, &#8220;You don&#8217;t know what <em>Tzatziki<\/em> is? (Implying that seventh-grade put-down, <em>Have you been hiding under a rock?<\/em>)&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>In my book, what is NOT authentic, in any kitchen or cuisine, is food-snobbery. (And, it shows the opposite of what it intends to display, it shows bad taste).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This cucumber-yogurt sauce just begs for <a href=\"http:\/\/tracyleekarner.com\/2012\/05\/10\/pita-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pita<\/a>. And <a href=\"http:\/\/tracyleekarner.com\/2012\/05\/22\/greek-seasoned-ground-meat-patties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gyros<\/a>. Or, just eat it out of the bowl, like soup. Why not? It&#8217;s THAT good!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tastes like Tzatziki, but it&#8217;s made with American supermarket yogurt (instead of strained Greek yogurt). I threw it together in less than 10 minutes (I wasn&#8217;t timing myself, now that I think about whether I&#8217;m stretching it, I&#8217;d say it&#8217;s likely I might have tossed it all up in less than five minutes). 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