Tzatziki Mexicano

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¡Opa AND Ole! The most difficult aspect for me in creating this recipe was determining whether tzatziki is male or female. If you are inclined to add a wee drop o' tequila (er, say one teaspoon?) to the tzatziki, I won't discourage you...

by COOKGIRl·published 2006-04-27

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Vegetable

Servings

1 1/2 cups

Total time

10 min

prep 10 min

Calories / serving

124 kcal

Ingredients (14)

serves

1 cup plain yogurt, drained (Greek yogurt is best if you can find it)yogurt
1 tablespoon lime juicelime-juice
1/2 jalapenos (seeded if you wish) or 1/2 serrano pepper, finely minced (seeded if you wish)pepper
2 teaspoons fresh Mexican oregano or 1/2 teaspoon dried Mexican oreganooregano
1/4 teaspoon saltsalt
1/4 teaspoon cumin powdercumin
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, minced (NOT dried)cilantro
1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves, minced (NOT dried)mint
1/2-2/3 cup cucumber, cut in half lengthwise, seeded and diced small (read *NOTE)cucumber
1/4 teaspoon cayennecayenne
2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely mincedgarlic
olive oilolive-oil
cumincumin
fresh cilantrocilantro

Instructions (4 steps)

01*NOTE: If using organic or garden cucumbers, peel in a "stripe" pattern. If using waxed, store bought cucumbers, peel off all the skin.

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