Tzatziki

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Word for word recipe for this is below, from Canadian Living. Interestingly, I checked out a couple recipes like this on American sites, and no one seems to spell tzatziki that way. Definitely did not find any spellings with "z". 

1-1/3 cups (325 mL) plain yogurt
1 cup (250 mL) squeezed-dry grated English_cucumber
2 tsp (10 mL) each olive_oil and lemon juice
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 tsp (1 mL) each salt and pepper


In cheesecloth-lined sieve set over bowl, let yogurt drain in refrigerator for at least 4 hours or until reduced to 1 cup (250 mL). (Make-ahead: Refrigerate for up to 24 hours.)
Stir in cucumber, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper.
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Okay now if you do not have all these things, you can adapt! And I wanted some dill! I thought I had a cucumber, but when I took it out of the fridge it was about to burst in my hands blech....so no cucumber. No cheesecloth either. And, I didn't want to make such a big batch. This is what I did:
Put about 3/4 cup of yogurt in two coffee filters, doubled up, folded over a glass to drain. Finely chop a bit of fresh mint. Add that, and some dill, to a bowl. Add a minced clove of garlic, salt and pepper. When you're satisfied with how much the yogurt has drained (I'm sure it would be better the longer it does, but I probably only did an hour), add it to the other stuff. Pour in a glug of olive oil, and some lemon juice. Stir it. Taste it. Adjust seasonings. I thought it was really delicious. 

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