Middle eastern yogurt sauce/Easy, 5 ingredient

Middle eastern yogurt sauce/Easy, 5 ingredient
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This middle eastern yogurt sauce is the easiest sauce you can whisk up in minutes! Think of this sauce when you want to take your meal in the middle eastern direction.

How is this middle eastern yogurt sauce multi-purpose

  • Use it as a flavorful dip for these authentic falafel, pita and more!
  • It tastes great as a no-oil salad dressing
  • Top this on hot dogs, burgers and pita sandwiches.
falafel-salad
Top it on salads

Make it your own!

Play around with flavors as you wish. To the 5 ingredient base

  • add Tahini for a tahini-yogurt sauce
  • add mayonnaise to make it more creamy for burgers, hot dogs and pita sandwiches
  • Add a spoonful of harissa to make it spicy!
  • Use vegan yogurt to make it vegan.
falafel-texture
Perfect dip for falafel
middle eastern yogurt sauce

Easy, 5 ingredient middle eastern yogurt sauce

Shwetha
Use it as a dipping, topping or even as a salad dressing!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Mediterranean, middle-eastern
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup yogurt
  • 1 clove garlic grated or mashed into a paste
  • 1 tsp fresh mint or ¼ tsp dry
  • ½ tsp fresh dill or ¼ tsp dry
  • ½ tsp lemon/lime juice
  • â…› cup water if needed
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tsp tahini (middle eastern sesame paste) optional or 2 tsp mayonnaise optional

Instructions
 

  • Take yogurt, mashed garlic, herbs, lime/lemon juice, salt, pepper in a bowl and whisk until smooth.
    yogurt sauce ingredients
  • Add tahini or mayonnaise, if using and whisk it in.
    tahini-yogurt-sauce
  • Add water to thin it as needed and adjust the seasonings.
  • Can be used immediately. I do recommend resting it for at least 10 minutes to let the flavors mingle. It goes great with these authentic falafel.
  • Store leftovers in the refrigerator.
Keyword easy, quick

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