Ingredients
- 2 (7-ounce) containers Greek yogurt
- such as Fage Total
- 1 hothouse cucumber
- unpeeled
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill
- 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic (2 cloves)
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 pound feta
- sliced
- Good olive oil
- Fresh thyme leaves
- 1/2 pound large kalamata olives with pits
- Toasted Pita Triangles
- recipe follows
- 1 loaf pita bread
Instructions
- Place the yogurt in a medium bowl.
- Grate the cucumber on a box grater on the largest grating side and squeeze it with your hands to remove most (but not all) of the liquid.
- Add the grated cucumber to the yogurt.
- Add the sour cream, lemon juice, vinegar, dill, garlic, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and combine.
- Taste for seasonings.
- To serve, artfully arrange salad plates with slices of feta, drizzle them with olive oil, and sprinkle with thyme leaves.
- Add the olives, pita triangles, and the tzatziki and serve cold or at room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Slice the pita bread into 8 triangles and place them on a sheet pan.
- Place the sheet pan in the oven and toast the bread for 10 minutes.
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