Turkish Garlic & Yoghurt Sauce
By Lee Jackson ↣ Published on: October 21, 2019
Sometimes the simplest things in life are the tastiest. This super-easy Turkish garlic yoghurt sauce is packed with flavour and perfect for drizzling over meats, fish or vegetables. It’s the tasty of Turkey with every delicious spoonful.
This simple Turkish Garlic & Yoghurt Sauce is the perfect partner for all kinds of Middle Eastern Fare. Excellent with meat and poultry, game and even fish it's a creamy, garlicky dream!
This recipe is part of my Mediterranean and Mediterranean Salads & Vegetables collections, highlighting fresh, sun-kissed produce and bright regional flavours.
This sauce is ubiquitous in every Istanbul kebab shop and it's slathered over everything! There are many varieties of yoghurt sauces and accompaiments in Turkish cuisine - Caçik (essentially the same as Greek Tzatziki) which features cucumber and the delicious Haydari, a thick yoghurt, garlic and herb Mezze that is something quite spectacular.
You could also try the magnificently garlicky Lebanese Toum for a flavour explosion.
Garlic Breath - worth it!
The garlic is strong in this dish so, if you're doing anything for the next week or so, steer clear. The yoghurt is so perfect with grilled meats like kebabs, and works with seafood too. It's a great sour, cold note to warm, spiced meats. I could eat it on everything.
If I'm feeling super lazy, I like nothing more than pigging out on a bowl of this Turkish garlic & yoghurt sauce and loaf of bread and absolutely no interruptions! It's as easy to prepare as it is addictive so get yourself ready for some easy breezy Turkey breath!
More Turkish recipes
If you liked this Garlic & Yoghurt sauce, I'm sure you'll love some more of my favourite Turkish recipes.
- Cheese Börek with Spinach
- Cacik (Turkish Yoghurt & Cucumber)
- Haydari (Turkish Yoghurt Meze)
- Turkish Bean Salad (Fasulye Piyaz)
- Çılbır (Turkish Eggs)
- Turkish Rice Pilav with Orzo (Sehriyeli Pilav)
- Muhammara (Red Pepper & Walnut Dip)
- Turkish Salad (Shepherd Salad)
- Turkish Beetroot & Yoghurt Dip
- Turkish Carrot Salad
- Sumac Onions
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Greek style yoghurt
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 lemon (juice of)
- ½ tsp salt
- 3 garlic cloves (peeled)
- Pepper
Instructions
- Using the side of a kitchen knife, crush together the salt and garlic into a smooth paste. Combine with the yoghurt, olive oil and lemon juice. Add a Tablespoon of water to thin out the sauce a little.
- Tip into a serving bowl and add a couple of grinds of black pepper and a little drizzle of olive oil.
Nice, easy recipe, however 1 tsp salt to yoghurt ratio… too intense for us. Needed fixing but it worked, in the end good flavour!
Lesson learned for next time.
Thanks for your comment.
I’ve adjusted the recipe as I most likely used sea salt at the time I created this recipe. This by volume, would have created less salty results than 1tsp of regular table salt.
To be safe, 1/2 tsp of any salt would be best. Thanks again :)
the best so easy to make and amazing taste making home made chicken donner wraps goes perfectly. yummmmm
Thankyou! It’s such an easy and versatile little sauce. It goes with everything. Glad you enjoyed :)
FOR HOW LONG I CAN KEEP IN THE FRIDGE?
You can keep in the fridge for 3-5 days (in an airtight container).
So easy. I gotta try this – would it work with fish?
Absolutely – delicious with pretty much anything. Enjoy.