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Avocado tzatziki

Name: Avocado tzatziki
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 6 as a starter
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: ½ cucumber diced into ½cm cubes; 20ml olive oil; 1 clove garlic crushed; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 150g greek yogurt; ⅓ tsp chilli powder; a pinch black pepper; 1 avocado cut into ½ cm cubes; 3 sprigs mint leaves removed and chopped; warm pitta or keto-friendly bread to serve

Published: November 5, 2021 at 11:43 AM

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Serves 6 as a starter

Easy

Total time: 25 mins

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Try this avocado twist on the traditional Greek tzatziki – great as a snack with warm Greek pitta. This recipe comes from Crouch End restaurant, Kalimera

Gluten free

Vegetarian

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Make this avocado tzatziki, then serve it with Greek lamb pittas, hummus and Greek salad. Also check out our classic tzatziki and more of our Greek recipes.

Ingredients

Nutrition

½ cucumber

diced into ½cm cubes
20ml olive oil
1 clove garlic

crushed
2 tbsp lemon juice
150g greek yogurt
⅓ tsp chilli powder
a pinch black pepper
1 avocado

cut into ½ cm cubes
3 sprigs mint

leaves removed and chopped
warm pitta or keto-friendly bread

to serve

Nutrition: per serving

kcal118
fat10.8g
saturates3.2g
carbs2.1g
sugars1.6g
fibre1.4g
protein2.3g
salt0.5g

Method

step 1

Put the cucumber in a large colander and sprinkle with ¼ tsp of salt. Leave to drain for 20 minutes.
step 2

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, add the remaining ingredients 1 – except the avocado, cucumber and mint – plus ¼ tsp of salt. Stir the ingredients well to combine.
step 3

Add the avocado and drained cucumber. Mix well, gently squashing the avocado into the mixture. Add the mint and mix again. This avocado tzatziki can be prepared a day ahead and eaten chilled with grilled pitta breads.

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