Classic Tzatziki with Warm Pita

Ingredients

• 1/2 (150 g) cucumber
• 1 cup (245 g) plain Greek yogurt, 2%
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice
• 2 tbsp (8 g) dill and mint
• 1 (60 g) whole wheat pita
• 1 1/2 tsp (8 ml) extra-virgin olive oil
• a pinch of fine sea salt
• a pinch of cracked black pepper

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Method

1. Grate the cucumber coarsely, salt it lightly and leave it in a sieve ten minutes, then squeeze it hard in a cloth until no more water runs out.
2. Beat the yogurt with the garlic, lemon juice and half the herbs until it is loose enough to fold, and no looser.
3. Fold the cucumber through, chill 30 minutes for the garlic to settle. Serve with the pita, warmed a minute in a dry pan, the oil poured over, the rest of the herbs and the pepper.