Greek Tzatziki Style Cole Slaw Recipes

GREEK STYLE COLE SLAW

Steps:

• Place cabbage and carrots in a large bowl, and toss.
• Place the olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, oregano and dry mustard in a jar; cover tightly and shake to blend. Add salt and pepper to taste. Pour over the cabbage mixture and toss well. Mix in the feta cheese.
• Top the slaw with a few red onion slices and/or sliced pepperoncini.

GREEK TZATZIKI

Steps:

• Stir together yogurt, grated cucumber, garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil in a bowl. Add lemon zest, dill, salt, and pepper; whisk until smooth. Pour into a serving dish, cover tightly, and refrigerate 8 hours before serving.

AUTHENTIC GREEK TZATZIKI

Steps:

• Stir together olive oil, vinegar, and garlic in a bowl and let sit while you prepare the cucumber.
• Peel cucumber and cut in half lengthways; scrape out all the seeds. Grate cucumber with a cheese grater into a sieve set over a bowl. Sprinkle with salt. Strain out as much liquid as possible by pressing down in the sieve with the palm of your hand. Alternately you can wring cucumber out in a clean tea towel. Add cucumber and yogurt to the garlic mixture. Mix until well combined and season with salt to taste.

GREEK TZATZIKI-STYLE COLE SLAW

Steps:

• Add 1/4 teaspoon salt to the grated cucumbers, mix lightly and set aside for about 10 minutes.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the olive oil, mint, garlic, lime juice, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and black pepper. Mix well and let sit for about 5 minutes.
• Squeeze out the excess juice from the grated cucumbers and add the cucumbers to the dressing. Mix well.
• Add the yogurt and fold gently into the dressing. Keep aside 1 tablespoon each of the red and green bell peppers for garnish.
• Add the rest of the peppers to the yogurt mixture and mix gently.
• Garnish with sprigs of fresh mint.

GYRO SALAD WITH TZATZIKI DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, sprinkle cucumber with salt; mix well. Let stand 5 minutes. Drain. Stir in remaining dressing ingredients. Cover and refrigerate., In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook lamb, onion and Greek seasoning until meat is no longer pink; drain., Arrange salad mix on a large serving platter; top with tomatoes, cheese, olives and lamb. Spoon dressing over salad. Serve immediately with toasted pita wedges.