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Recipe courtesy of Ina Garten

Show: Barefoot Contessa

Episode: Cooking with Michael Symon

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Feta Tzatziki on Mezze Platter (03:14)

Total:: 25 min
Active:: 25 min

Yield:: 8 servings

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

2 (7-ounce) containers Greek yogurt, such as Fage Total
1 hothouse cucumber, unpeeled
1/4 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon minced fresh dill
1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic (2 cloves)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

For serving:

1/2 pound feta, sliced
Good olive oil
Fresh thyme leaves
1/2 pound large kalamata olives with pits
Toasted Pita Triangles, recipe follows

Toasted Pita Triangles:

1 loaf pita bread

Directions

Watch how to make this recipe.

For serving:

Place the yogurt in a medium bowl. Grate the cucumber on a box grater on the largest grating side and squeeze it with your hands to remove most (but not all) of the liquid. Add the grated cucumber to the yogurt. Add the sour cream, lemon juice, vinegar, dill, garlic, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and combine. Taste for seasonings.

To serve, artfully arrange salad plates with slices of feta, drizzle them with olive oil, and sprinkle with thyme leaves. Add the olives, pita triangles, and the tzatziki and serve cold or at room temperature.

Toasted Pita Triangles:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Slice the pita bread into 8 triangles and place them on a sheet pan. Place the sheet pan in the oven and toast the bread for 10 minutes.

Cook's Note

When taping the episode Ina substituted parsley for the thyme and added a sprinkle of freshly ground black pepper over the feta. She also added black olives and lemon wedges to the platter.

My Private Notes

Name: Easy Tzatziki with Feta
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H25M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H25M0.000S
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: european
Ingredients: 2 (7-ounce) containers Greek yogurt, such as Fage Total; 1 hothouse cucumber, unpeeled; 1/4 cup sour cream; 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill; 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic (2 cloves); Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 pound feta, sliced; Good olive oil; Fresh thyme leaves; 1/2 pound large kalamata olives with pits; Toasted Pita Triangles, recipe follows; 1 loaf pita bread