Skittlez

I love the white sauce that they put on the gyro sandwiches and platters here in the turkish restaurants and even the city vendors.... Im not sure but I think its like a green and turkish thing call tzatziki... is it? And does anyone have an authentic recipe for it? I know it consists of yogurt and cucumbers, but what else?

Niksik

Riya, I made it once and used this recipe from FoodTV:

16 ounces plain yogurt
1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and finely chopped
Pinch kosher salt
4 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
5 to 6 mint leaves, finely minced

Place the yogurt in a tea towel (I used a cheese cloth), gather up the edges, suspend over a bowl, and drain for 2 hours in the refrigerator.

Place the chopped cucumber in a tea towel and squeeze to remove the liquid; discard liquid. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the drained yogurt, cucumber, salt, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, and mint. Serve as a sauce for gyros. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to a week.
Yield: 1 1/2 cups

Skittlez

Does it taste exactlyyyy the same? Oh and what is cheese cloth??

Niksik

You can get cheese cloth from any grocery store. It looked like fine net cloth.

It tasted good, not exactly the same!

Ira

I tried the following recipe yesterday and it turned out pretty good. i used sour cream instead of greek yogurt and i think i could have added more garlic but i didnt want hubs complaining of garlic breath It still however didnt taste like teh stuff you get in arabic rest, although according to the reviews it taste pretty greeky.

Tzatziki Recipe | Recipezaar

xlusively_me

i love gyros and sharwarmas yummm!!!!