Easy Homemade Mediterranean Sauce Recipe
This quick and delicious Mediterranean Sauce can be whipped up in just a few minutes. This Mediterranean sauce is perfect on gyros, with falafels, or on shawarma. It also doubles as a tasty dip.
If you’re looking for a tzatziki recipe or Greek sauce recipe, you’ve come to the right place. This is our version of a Greek tzatziki sauce, also known as Mediterranean sauce. It’s full of garlic gloves, dill, and yogurt. Delish!
Why You’ll Love This Mediterranean Sauce
- If you want a light and creamy sauce that goes with everything, you’ve found it! This Mediterranean Sauce, also known as tzatziki sauce, uses simple ingredients. It uses fresh herbs and it’s great on fresh veggies, salads, pita bread, or sandwiches.
- All you need are some fresh cucumbers, tangy Greek yogurt, a few lemons, and some extra virgin olive oil, of course. And don’t forget the dill! I also garnish mine sometimes with feta cheese, mint, extra oil, or lemon zest too.
- Mediterranean Sauce can be made in a big batch and stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
This authentic tzatziki sauce recipe has bright flavors would be great with chopped veggies like bell peppers, with pita chips, grilled salmon or used as a salad dressing on top of a Buddha Bowl. It’s a very versatile sauce that can be enjoyed many different ways.
There are different variations of this easy tzatziki sauce recipe and they can be used in a wide range of mediterranean dishes. You’ll find everything you need in the printable recipe card below.
Tips for Making Mediterranean Sauce
- For a thicker consistency we prefer using full-fat Greek yogurt, but if you need to cut down on the healthy fats you can use low fat if you like.
- Use fresh lemon juice for the best flavor. Bottled lemon juice tends to have a different flavor but you can certainly use it, if you like.
- For extra lemon flavor, use a microplane to zest your lemon.
IS TZATZIKI HEALTHIER THAN RANCH? – Every recipe is different, but this Mediterranean sauce recipe on average has less calories, more protein, and less fat than most ranch dressings! Thanks to the Greek yogurt, this homemade tzatziki sauce recipe is delicious and good for you, too! Add some to your next veggie tray.
HOW TO STORE MEDITERRANEAN SAUCE – I love making this almost every week. It lasts for days and goes with so many things! Stored properly in an airtight container, this sauce will last about 2 weeks in the fridge.
DO I NEED TO PEEL MY CUCUMBERS? – No need to peel or de-seed your cucumbers. Just grate them all together and they will get mixed into the sauce perfectly. You will want to squeeze out any excess liquid from the cucumbers though so you don’t end up with a watery sauce.
If you like homemade sauces with Mediterranean flavors, you’ll want to try this Tahini Sauce next.
More Recipes
- BBQ Ranch
- Sweet and Spicy Sriracha Sauce
- Lemon Garlic Aioli
- Spicy Hummus without Tahini
- Vegan Tarter Sauce
- Seasoned Sour Cream
I found this recipe for Herbed Mediterranean Fish with Wilted Greens that I’m going to have to try soon!
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Easy Mediterranean Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup cucumbers finely grated
- 1 ½ cups plain Greek yogurt full fat
- ½ teaspoon garlic minced
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill
- 1 teaspoon mint chopped optional
Instructions
- Grate the cucumber. No need to peel or deseed. Squeeze out any excess liquid.
- Mix grated cucumber with Greek yogurt, minced garlic, salt, fresh lemon juice, and 1 tablespoon of dill. Mix until fully combined.
- Chill for 10 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Garnish with dill or mint. Enjoy!
