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                                 TZATZIKI

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Serving Size  : 10   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Greek                            Appetizers
                Dips                             Spreads

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   4       c            Fresh yogurt, unflavored
   1       md           Cucumber
   4                    Garlic cloves
   2       tb           Olive oil
     1/2   ts           Dried dillweed
                        Salt -- to taste
                        Freshly ground black -
                        Pepper -- to taste
                        Additional olive oil
                        - for garnish

     Peel and coarsely grate the cucumber; crush the
  garlic cloves.
     Place a piece of cheesecloth in a colander and pour
  in the yogurt.  I always make my own so it will be
  good and tart.  Allow the yogurt to drain for several
  hours.  Use the whey in a soup or in baking.
     Place the grated cucumber in another colander and
  allow it to drain for 2 hours.
     Mix together all ingredients except the additional
  olive oil and chill.
     Place in serving dishes and drizzle additional
  olive oil on top.  Serve as a spread for bread or as a
  dip for vegetables.  This is usually served as a first
  course.
     Serves 10 to 12 as a first course.
  
    Comments:  You will find this dish in every taverna,
  or eating house, in Greece.  It goes back a long way
  into Greek history, along with the habit of eating all
  sorts of food hand-dipped into wonderfully thick
  mixtures such as this one.
     This Greek appetizer is delicious served as a dip
  with small wedges of pita bread.
  
     Recipe Source: THE FRUGAL GOURMET by Jeff Smith
  From the 09-30-1992 issue - The Springfield Union-News
  
    Formatted for MasterCook II by:  Joe Comiskey
  {*Prodigy Service ID # JPMD44A}  on 07/12/1994
  
   Re-format for Meal Master by:  Nancy Filbert
  (*Prodigy ID# LRCE87A)
 


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