{"id":876,"date":"2026-08-31T22:05:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kefir.tw\/en\/classic-kefir-tzatziki\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T22:30:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:30:19","slug":"classic-kefir-tzatziki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kefir.tw\/en\/classic-kefir-tzatziki\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Kefir Tzatziki"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div id=\"ktw-main\" class=\"ktw-main ktw-recipe-page\">\n\t\t<header class=\"ktw-recipe-hero\"><div class=\"ktw-shell ktw-recipe-hero__grid\">\n\t\t\t<div><p class=\"ktw-kicker\">Dips and sauces<\/p><h1>Classic Kefir Tzatziki<\/h1><p class=\"ktw-lead\">Cool cucumber, dill, garlic, and thick strained kefir make a dip that stays refreshing even beside hot flatbread or grilled food.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ktw-recipe-facts\"><div><span>Time<\/span><strong>15 minutes, plus 15 minutes draining cucumber, then 30 minutes chilling<\/strong><\/div><div><span>Makes<\/span><strong>About 450 g, 8 to 9 servings<\/strong><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div><\/header>\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"ktw-article-utility\" aria-label=\"Recipe tools\" data-ktw-save-scope=\"recipe\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-ktw-save aria-pressed=\"false\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-bookmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span>Save<\/span><\/button>\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-ktw-utility-copy><i class=\"fa-solid fa-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span>Copy<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-ktw-print><i class=\"fa-solid fa-print\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span>Print<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<p class=\"screen-reader-text\" role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-ktw-utility-status><\/p>\n\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t<section class=\"ktw-section ktw-section--cream\"><div class=\"ktw-shell ktw-recipe-grid\">\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"ktw-recipe-ingredients\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ktw-eyebrow\">What you need<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>300 g cucumber, coarsely grated<\/li><li>3 g fine salt<\/li><li>240 g spreadable kefir cheese<\/li><li>4 g garlic, finely grated<\/li><li>15 ml fresh lemon juice<\/li><li>15 g fresh dill, finely chopped<\/li><li>15 ml extra-virgin olive oil<\/li><li>0.5 g ground black pepper<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ktw-recipe-method\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ktw-eyebrow\">Make it<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Method<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Toss the cucumber with the salt in a colander. Leave it for 15 minutes.<\/li><li>Wrap the cucumber in a clean kitchen towel and squeeze firmly. Weigh out 150 g squeezed cucumber.<\/li><li>Stir the kefir cheese, garlic, lemon juice, dill, olive oil, and black pepper until even.<\/li><li>Fold in the squeezed cucumber. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes before tasting.<\/li><\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ktw-recipe-why\"><h3>Why these flavors work<\/h3><p>Squeezing the cucumber protects the texture. Strained kefir brings the creamy body and cultured tang without needing a heavy base.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ktw-recipe-help\" aria-label=\"Storage, substitutions, and quick fixes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><h3>Store it<\/h3><p>Keep covered at 4\u00b0C or colder and use within 3 days, or sooner if the kefir reaches its own use-by limit.<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><h3>A substitution that works<\/h3><p>Replace up to half the dill with fresh mint. Strained full-fat yogurt works as a non-kefir variation, but its flavor will be different.<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><h3>If the texture is wrong<\/h3><p>If liquid collects in the bowl, the cucumber or kefir was not drained enough. 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