{"id":23,"date":"2014-07-28T21:00:53","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T21:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.chilicheesebanana.com\/?p=23"},"modified":"2014-07-28T21:06:56","modified_gmt":"2014-07-28T21:06:56","slug":"tzatziki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.chilicheesebanana.com\/?p=23","title":{"rendered":"Tzatziki"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pod ingredients\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"amount\"><span class=\"value\">3\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"type\">cups<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"name\">Greek yogurt (also called Yogurt Cheese, see below for alternative)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"amount\"><span class=\"value\">3\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"type\">tablespoons<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"name\"><a style=\"color: #78b0c5;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.food.com\/library\/lemon-juice-55\">lemon juice<\/a>\u00a0(or juice of one lemon)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"amount\"><span class=\"value\">1\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"name\"><a style=\"color: #78b0c5;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.food.com\/library\/garlic-165\">garlic clove<\/a>, minced<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"amount\"><span class=\"value\">1\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"type\">large<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"name\"><a style=\"color: #78b0c5;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.food.com\/library\/cucumber-235\">English cucumber<\/a>, diced (the long, skinny ones)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"amount\"><span class=\"value\">1\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"type\">tablespoon<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"name\"><a style=\"color: #78b0c5;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.food.com\/library\/salt-359\">salt<\/a>\u00a0(for salting cucumbers)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"amount\"><span class=\"value\">1\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"type\">tablespoon<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #78b0c5;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.food.com\/library\/dill-164\">fresh dill<\/a>\u00a0(or both, depending on preference) or\u00a0<span class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"amount\"><span class=\"value\">1\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"type\">tablespoon<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"name\"><a style=\"color: #78b0c5;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.food.com\/library\/mint-330\">fresh mint<\/a>, chopped (or both, depending on preference)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"name\">salt &amp; freshly ground black pepper<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pod directions\">\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Directions:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<div class=\"num\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">1<\/div>\n<div class=\"txt\">Peel cucumbers and dice. Put them in a colander and sprinkle with the tablespoon of salt (draws water out). Cover with a plate and sit something heavy on top. Let sit for 30 minute Drain well and wipe dry with a paper towel.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"num\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">2<\/div>\n<div class=\"txt\">In food processor or blender, add cucumbers, garlic, lemon juice, dill and\/or mint, and a few grinds of black pepper. Process until well blended, then stir into yogurt. Taste before adding any extra salt, then salt if needed. Place in refrigerator for at least two hours before serving so flavors can blend.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"num\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">3<\/div>\n<div class=\"txt\">This will keep for a few days in the refrigerator, but you will need to drain off any water and stir each time you use it.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"num\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">4<\/div>\n<div class=\"txt\">** If you can\u2019t find the thicker Greek Yogurt Cheese, you can use regular, plain yogurt that is either full fat or low fat. To thicken, spoon yogurt into cheese cloth that has been quadrupled. Draw the corners of the cloth up and tie together. Suspend above a bowl for 2 hours so that water can drip out. The consistency of the yogurt should be like that of sour cream.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"num\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">5<\/div>\n<div class=\"txt\">You can skip this draining process, if you want, but you will have a moderately messier, runnier result.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(http:\/\/greek.food.com\/recipe\/tzatziki-sauce-greek-cucumber-yogurt-sauce-304166?mode=us&amp;scaleto=3.5&amp;st=null)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3\u00a0cups\u00a0Greek yogurt (also called Yogurt Cheese, see below for alternative) 3\u00a0tablespoons\u00a0lemon juice\u00a0(or juice of one lemon) 1\u00a0garlic clove, minced 1\u00a0large\u00a0English cucumber, diced (the long, skinny ones) 1\u00a0tablespoon\u00a0salt\u00a0(for salting cucumbers) 1\u00a0tablespoon\u00a0fresh dill\u00a0(or both, depending on preference) or\u00a01\u00a0tablespoon\u00a0fresh mint, chopped (or both, depending on preference) salt &amp; freshly ground black pepper Directions: 1 Peel cucumbers and dice. Put them in a colander and sprinkle with the tablespoon of salt (draws water out). Cover with a plate and sit something heavy on top. Let sit for 30 minute Drain well and wipe dry with a paper towel. 2 In food processor or blender,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-greek"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":5}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.chilicheesebanana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.chilicheesebanana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.chilicheesebanana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.chilicheesebanana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.chilicheesebanana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.chilicheesebanana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.chilicheesebanana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions\/25"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.chilicheesebanana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.chilicheesebanana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.chilicheesebanana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}