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The Fair Trade Cook Book
The FAIRTRADE COOKBOOK
Fair Trade Recipes for a Fairer World

Tzatziki

Country of origin: Greece
Refreshing mint aromas in a creamy yoghurt sauce.
Use as a mezze component, as a sauce with fried zucchini or aubergine, or as a sauce with kebabs or chicken.

Ingredients

5 ml wine vinegar
2 organic cloves garlic
30 ml Amazon Flame FAIRTRADE brazil nut oil
175 ml plain yoghurt
half organic cucumber
a few (5) fresh mint leaves
a pinch salt
FAIRTRADE Sources
Fresh food
Herbs and Spices
Brazil Nut Oil
Olive Oil

Method

Preparation
Skin and crush the garlic into a bowl.
Wash and chop the mint leaves.
Assembly
Mix the oil, vinegar and garlic in a bowl.
Add the yogurt and mix until all ingredients are smoothly combined. Add in the cucumber, the chopped mint, and salt and mix together well.

To serve

Serve chilled.
Meze: Serve with Retsina.

Variation

Purists would use olive oil, but this is a Fairtrade dish, so we have included brazil nut oil.
Use sheeps milk yoghurt for a thicker creamier tzatziki.

Type: Easy, Recipe; Class: Dairy; Geography: Europe / Greece; Courses: Side, Sauce; Main Ingredient(s): Dairy: Yoghurt; Salad: Cucumber, Garlic; Herbs: Mint; Processed Foods: Brazil Nut Oil, Olive Oil, Wine Vinegar.