Tzatzki

This cooling mixture can be a salad,
a dip for vegetables or triangles of
pita bread or a sauce for shish kebabs.

Ingredients:
1 medium cucumber
Salt
1 cup plain yogurt
1 crushed garlic clove
1 tablespoon olive oil
Pepper to taste

Directions:
Peel the cucumber and grate it finely into a medium-size bowl.
Add salt and, if you have time, let it sit for 15 minutes
before wrapping in paper towels and squeezing out the juices.
Stir in the yogurt, garlic, olive oil and pepper to taste.
Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Makes 1 1/2 cups.