This Greek yogurt sauce recipe is so versatile and can compliment almost any Mediterranean dishes with flavorful hints of garlic, cumin, and lemon juice.
This dip tastes fantastic with my Grilled Chicken Shawarma recipe.
This recipe was originally posted June 28, 2018, we’ve tweaked it a bit since then. This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.
How To Make Greek Yogurt Sauce
- Sometimes you just crave something unique and you can’t find it anywhere in the store. So you know what? You just make it yourself! That’s how I came up with this dip.
- I adore the earthy spice of cumin and garlic. And I can’t find any dips that feature it as prominently as I was hoping. So I made my own dip! It is incredible. You won’t believe how flavorful it is.
- This Greek yogurt sauce is a great dip when I want to spice up any Mediterranean dish. It goes well with grilled kebabs, gyros, or any Greek salad.
- Greek yogurt makes a perfect dip because it’s already thick and creamy. This recipe couldn’t be any easier.
Ingredients:
- Greek yogurt
- Garlic clove
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Cumin
- Lemon juice
Instructions:
This is such a cinch! There are really just two steps.
1. Place the Greek yogurt, pressed garlic, salt, black pepper, cumin, and lemon juice in a small bowl.
2. Whisk all the ingredients together until well incorporated. Serve chilled.
How long does Greek yogurt sauce last?
Keep this yogurt in an airtight container in your refrigerator. If you do that, it will last for up to two weeks. But keep in mind it will have the best taste and texture in the first 7 days. After that, the quality will diminish, even though it will still be safe to eat.
What to serve with Greek yogurt sauce
You can serve any type of meat or veggie with this sauce. My family loves dipping grilled chicken kababs in it. I’m a fan of raw veggies. Here are some of our favorite ideas:
- Grilled chicken
- Pita chips
- Use as a dressing for Greek salads
- Grilled chicken souvlaki
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Full Recipe Instructions
Greek Yogurt Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 garlic clove pressed
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Place the Greek yogurt, pressed garlic, salt, black pepper, cumin, and lemon juice.
- Whisk all the ingredients together until well incorporated. Serve chilled.
Nutrition
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Mary says
Love this dip. I’ve replaced tzatziki totally. Love the richness and the cumin and lemon.
Yum!!
Dina says
Hi Mary 🙂 That is so awesome to hear that you loved this Greek yogurt sauce so much! Thank you so much for your kind feedback! I hope you get a chance to try more of my recipes on my food blog! 🙂
Natalie says
My son who does not like chicken, will eat chicken with this sauce that he absolutely LOVES!!!! Thank you for this recipe!
Dina says
You are very welcome Natalie! Glad to hear your son loves this yogurt sauce. Always a win when the kids love it. Thank you so much for your kind feedback! 🙂
Brittany says
How many calories? Surely not 12k?!
Dina says
Hi Brittany 🙂 You may have misread that. It is not 12k. This whole recipe doesn’t have that much. If you take this dip and divide it into 10 servings then it would be about 12 calories. If people have a little more of the dip and it serves 5 people then it would be closer to 24 calories. Really the only calories in this recipe are from the cup of greek yogurt. I hope that helps clarify. 🙂
Tina Thomas says
I love it, although I did not do any salt and I did 2 pressed garlic cloves instead of 1 (I also did a bit more cumin as my family loves it) it came really nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dina says
Thank you for the kind feedback, Tina! I am happy to hear you enjoyed this recipe 🙂
Jacob says
I love this recipe! I’m currently trying to lose weight, and this makes a very nice and lean protein dip for my veggies. Thank you very much for posting this.
Dina says
I am so glad that you enjoyed this Greek yogurt dip, Jacob!
Sasha says
This sauce was perfect with the Greek chicken skewers, tabbouleh and naan bread I made for dinner. I was trying to be healthy, and was just going to serve the skewers and tabbouleh, but was then respectfully asked.. ‘What we supposed to eat this with?’ Mixed this sauce together in 2 min, and crisped some naan bread in the oven, and voila! This sauce really brought it all together! Thanks for the recipe:)
simplyhomecooked says
Hi Sasha 🙂 Very happy to hear you loved this Greek yogurt sauce! It really is quick to make and compliments many things 🙂 Thank you so much for taking the time to leave your awesome feedback! 🙂
Anne says
Delicious! Next time will half the salt. Perfect dip for my grilled Greek pork kabobs.
simplyhomecooked says
Thank you, Anne! Very happy to hear you love this Greek yogurt sauce! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave your feedback and I hope you find many more delicious recipes on my blog 🙂
Pat says
I also added 2 tsp ginger paste and increased lemon juice to 1/2 lemon and 2 large garlic cloves.
simplyhomecooked says
Thank you for your feedback Pat 🙂 Glad you enjoyed this Greek yogurt sauce recipe 🙂