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Valentine Special Healthy Recipe: Tzatziki Recipe (Greek Yogurt Dip)

Begin the Valentine's Day meal with this fresh, healthy and delicious appetizer.

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Written By: Bhakti Paun Sharma | Published : February 12, 2016 10:33 AM IST

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While you may want to end you Valentines Day meal on a sweet note, the starters need to be fancy or exotic and delicious too. Don t forget the nutrition and health factor if you are planning an interesting menu for your loved one. Here s a super easy appetizer recipe by popular food blogger Archana from Archana s kitchen.

The recipe uses hung curd and just a few more ingredients to make a fresh and light dip which can be enjoyed with nachos, cream crackers, tacos or even toasties. Here s a quick recipe:

Ingredients:

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  • 500gms hung yogurt
  • 1 cucumber, finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 black olives, finely chopped (optional)
  • 1 tbsp parlsey, minced or finely chopped
  • 1 tsp black pepper powder
  • Salt to taste

Method:

  1. Take plain curd in a muslin cloth or very fine sieve and put the plain curd in the refrigerator overnight so that all the extra water drains off. In the morning, separate the whey and curd.
  2. In a big bowl take the hung curd which is now thick and creamy and stir it well.
  3. Add to it the finely chopped cucumber, parsley, olives, and other ingredients and mix well.
  4. Chill the dip and serve with croutons, tacos, baked chips, nachos or toasties.
  5. You can even sprinkle some chili flakes or paprika if you want it spicy. Grated carrots are also a great addition.

You can check this video for a step by step process on how to make the Tzatziki dip:

Video Source: Archana s Kitchen/Youtube

Image Source: Shutterstock

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