{"id":42426,"date":"2019-08-01T18:00:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T23:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=42426"},"modified":"2019-08-01T11:00:23","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T16:00:23","slug":"tzatziki-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=42426","title":{"rendered":"Tzatziki Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When we posted about the cooking class that we took last spring (read about it here,) Jordan and I said we would be sharing recipes with you in the future. Well, the future is now, and today we are sharing the recipe for tzatziki sauce with you.\u00a0 Last Saturday I fixed baked salmon for Mike and me for dinner, but I didn&#8217;t have time to marinate the salmon before baking it.\u00a0 I decided to quickly make tzatziki sauce for it, and that was he right decision.\u00a0 The sauce brought the salmon to a whole new level.\u00a0 Oh, and to bake the salmon, I just added pink Himalayan salt (available<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00IZL255O\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=the2sea-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B00IZL255O&amp;linkId=2d11ee35305dfd34d8dc441215444915\"> here)<\/a> and Everything But the Bagel seasoning from Trader Joe&#8217;s.\u00a0 I was even too lazy to heat u the grill, so that&#8217;s why we used the oven.\u00a0 In our cooking class, we teamed the tzatziki sauce with chicken skewers, and it was delicious then, too.\u00a0 I am guessing that this sauce can be used with any meat or fish, and it will be a wonderful bonus flavor for your meal.\u00a0 I served the salmon with a pasta salad that I made using my herbs and veggies from our C.S.A., and caramelized carrots.\u00a0 Most of the carrots also came from our C.S. A.\u00a0 For dessert we had ice cream topped with fresh peaches.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s the recipe for the sauce:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42429\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Tzatziki-Sauce-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Tzatziki-Sauce-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Tzatziki-Sauce-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Tzatziki-Sauce-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n    <div id=\"yrecipe-container-124\" class=\"yrecipe-container-border\" >\n    <div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Recipe\" id=\"yrecipe-container\" class=\"yrecipe\">\n      <div id=\"yrecipe-innerdiv\">\n        <div class=\"item b-b\"><div class=\"yrecipe-print-link fl-r\"><a class=\"butn-link\" title=\"Print this recipe\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"yrPrint('yrecipe-container-124', 'http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/yummly-rich-recipes\/', '' ); return false\">Print<\/a><\/div><div id=\"y-recipe-link-124\" class=\"y-recipe-link fl-r hide-print\"> <a href=\"\/\/yummly.com\" class=\"YUMMLY-YUM-BUTTON yummly-button add-recipe\">Yum<\/a>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.yummly.com\/js\/widget.js?wordpress&p=wp\"><\/script>\n                <\/div><div id=\"yrecipe-title\" itemprop=\"name\" class=\"b-b h-1 strong\" >Tzatziki Sauce<\/div>\n      <\/div><div class=\"ymeta yclear\">\n      <div class=\"fl-l width-50\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"fl-l width-50\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"yclear\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div><p id=\"yrecipe-ingredients\" class=\"h-4 strong\">Ingredients<\/p><ul id=\"yrecipe-ingredients-list\"><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-0\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1\/2 English cucumber ( I used a regular a whole regular cucumber from our C.S.A.)\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-1\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1\/2 teaspoon sea salt, plus more to taste\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-2\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">2 cups whole milk plain Greek yogurt\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-3\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-4\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-5\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-6\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill leaves\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-7\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint leaves (I omitted this)\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-8\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">Freshly ground pepper to taste<\/li><\/ul><p id=\"yrecipe-instructions\" class=\"h-4 strong\">Instructions<\/p><ol id=\"yrecipe-instructions-list\" class=\"instructions\"><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-0\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Grate cucumber, transfer to a fine-mesh sieve set over a medium bowl, and toss with the 1\/2 teaspoon salt.  Let cucumber stand for 10 minutes and then press with the back of a spoon to expel liquid; discard any excess liquid.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-1\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Transfer cucumber to a medium bowl and add remaining ingredients, stir to combine.  Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.  Cover and refrigerate until needed; tzatziki will last 2 to 3 days stored this way.<\/li><\/ol><div class=\"y-linkback\">Schema\/Recipe SEO Data Markup by <a title=\"Yummly Rich Recipes\" alt=\"Yummly Rich Recipes\" href=\"http:\/\/plugin.yummly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yummly Rich Recipes<\/a><\/div><div class=\"yummly-recipe-plugin\" style=\"display: none;\">0.1<\/div><a id=\"y-printed-permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=42426\"title=\"Permalink to Recipe\">http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=42426<\/a><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">wk_bootstrap();<\/script><img id=\"yrecipe-beacon\" src=\"http:\/\/yummly-static.s3.amazonaws.com\/pixels\/wordpress-plugin.png?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthe2seasons.com%2F%3Fp%3D42426\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\">\n        <\/div><\/p>\n<p>Lucky for me, I had all of the ingredients on hand so it was easy to whip this tzitziki sauce up in no time.\u00a0 And using herbs from my herb garden was a bonus.\u00a0 I love going out to the<a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2019\/06\/23\/the-courtyards-close-up\/\"> courtyard<\/a> and snipping this and that to use in our meals.\u00a0 It&#8217;s always amazing to me how a little extra effort when cooking a meal can elevate the entire meal.\u00a0 This salmon would have been good but just ho-hum.\u00a0 Dressing it up a little made it taste so much better.\u00a0 And thankfully, there was enough left over that we used the salmon in scrambled eggs for brunch the next morning.\u00a0 Have you tried that?\u00a0 So good&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you so much for stopping by our blog.\u00a0 Remember that you can follow us on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/the2seasonsblog\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we posted about the cooking class that we took last spring (read about it here,) Jordan and I said we would be sharing recipes with you in the future. 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