I love this healthy dip with Falafel wraps and air fryer smashed potatoes. This easy yogurt sauce is a great way to cool down your favourite recipes. Enjoy it with fresh veggies, your favorite protein or Mediterranean-inspired dishes. Middle Eastern Yogurt sauce adds delicious flavor to spicy foods but is also the perfect complement for snacks like potato chips, crisps, french fries and more! The bonus is that it is so easy to make. Generally yogurt sauces are made by flavouring yogurt with herbs. In this recipe, crushed garlic and lemon juice is mixed with yogurt to make a flavourful yogurt dipping sauce.
Other yogurt based sauce recipes
There are many different ways to incorporate yogurt into dips. Indian Mint Sauce – a must in Indian cuisine that you can enjoy with onion bhaji, samosa and poppadoms. Tzatziki sauce – this is a creamy cucumber yogurt dip made with grated cucumber and garlic and olive oil Creamy Cilantro Yogurt Sauce – a blend of fresh cilantro (coriander), yogurt, garlic and lemon juice
Why you will love this recipe
Easy sauce that takes only 2 minutes to put together – great to put together last minute Versatile sauce – use it as a dipping sauce or as a dressing and with a variety of dishes. As the main ingredients are only yogurt and garlic, you can enjoy this sauce with any cuisine. Simple ingredients – you need just a handful of ingredients to make this delicious sauce recipe Tastes just like the white sauce at your local kebab shop – goes with sharwarma, burgers, wraps
Garlic Yogurt Sauce Ingredients
Yogurt – you need plain yogurt or regular yogurt for this recipe preferably full fat but low fat works too (just use less lemon juice). You can use Greek yogurt for Greek Yogurt Sauce if you want a thicker sauce Garlic – fresh garlic is definitely the way to go for best results. Add as little or as much as you want based on personal preference However, if you do not have garlic cloves, then use garlic powder Lemon juice – you can alternatively to fresh lemon juice use a little lemon zest. Lime juice is another option Salt and pepper to taste Optional: fresh herbs such as fresh dill or mint, fresh cilantro. You can also add dried mint or dried dill.
How to make Greek Yogurt Dip
Whisk together yogurt and lemon juice in a small bowl. Grate or mince a clove of garlic and give it a good stir Add a pinch of salt to taste and lots of black pepper
Pro Tips for Creamy Yogurt Sauce
I recommend that you do not use a food processor to blitz the yogurt and garlic together – it will make the dip runny. However, you can use a food processor to mince the garlic. Use greek yogurt to keep the dip thick – this is the key in Greek yogurt sauce Keep refridgerated to keep the sauce thick.
Serving Suggestion for Garlic Yogurt Sauce
Spoon lemon yogurt sauce into wraps or pita pockets.
Dunk these air fryer garlic fries, pita chips and air fryer breaded mushrooms as an alternative to a ranch dressing.
Use it as a salad dressing or add to burrito bowls.
The yogurt garlic dip can replace sour cream in many Mexican recipes such as these sweet potato and black bean quesadilla.
Taste great with Air fryer Buffalo Cauliflower too.
Storage
Store leftover yogurt garlic dip in an airtight container and keep in the fridge. I recommend using it up within 2 days to enjoy it at its freshest. Do not freeze this sauce.
Other Yogurt Recipes
Cucumber Raita Yogurt and herb Sandwich Eggless Chocolate Mousse (made with yogurt) Mille Feuille with Saffron Yogurt Dahi Aloo (Potatoes and Yogurt Curry) Yogurt, Cashew and Date Popsicle As always if you make this recipe, be sure to leave me a comment, rate this recipe and tag me on Instagram @jcookingodyssey or #jcookingodyssey. I love seeing all your photos of my recipe recreations! Don’t forget to follow me on social media using the buttons below – I can’t wait to see you all there!
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