Somehow 4 minutes of sunshine in June means nothing but cucumbers from our farm share, so we have a bunch. Determined as I was to enlighten my children, I was equally determined not to spend any additional money, as it will continue to be tight until you buy our 2004 KIA Sorento collecting dust in our garage. So this recipe is what I could do with what I had laying around, plus cucumbers. It is obviously quite like tzatziki, but not exactly, so we'll call it Tzatzikish.
Tzatzikish (Tonight with smoked pork chops from Karl's)
about 2 lbs pickling cucumbers, medium dice (5 cups)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup 2% Greek style yogurt
1 1/4 cups crumbled feta
4 jalapenos, fillets only, deribbed
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp sliced chives
1 Tbsp mint chiffonade
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp white pepper
- in food processor, thoroughly mince cucumber
- remove and press out as much liquid as possible from minced cucumber (in a chinois or cheesecloth)
- fold garlic and yogurt into cucumber
- also in food processor (don't bother rinsing the bowl), puree feta, jalapeno fillets and lemon juice
- fold feta mixture into cucumber mixture
- add remaining ingredients and mix well. Allow flavors to develop for at least an hour before serving
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