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Healthy Tzatziki Potato Salad

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A healthy twist on a classic side dish with the flavors of tzatziki sauce. Great for BBQs, grilling, and summer parties!

Simple side dish recipe perfect for BBQ, grilling, and summer parties. Tzatziki flavors of Greek yogurt, lemon, dill, cucumber, and garlic lift this potato salad to a new and unique side dish. Vegetarian, gluten free (GF). Healthy Tzatziki Potato Salad | Three Olives Branch | www.threeolivesbranch.comAmp up your BBQ side dishes this summer with a fun twist on potato salad!  This Healthy Tzatziki Potato Salad is simple and easy to make for your backyard grilling parties.

Simple side dish recipe perfect for BBQ, grilling, and summer parties. Tzatziki flavors of Greek yogurt, lemon, dill, cucumber, and garlic lift this potato salad to a new and unique side dish. Vegetarian, gluten free (GF). Healthy Tzatziki Potato Salad | Three Olives Branch | www.threeolivesbranch.comThis post contains affiliate links.

I am a potato girl.  I’m pretty sure there is not a potato I have met that I do not like.  I feel a little like Bubba in Forrest Gump rattling off all of the shrimp variations, but with potato dishes.  Even though I love the classics, I also like to shake things up and make something different!  This Healthy Tzatziki Potato Salad is made with the same flavors of our amazing Greek tzatziki yogurt sauce (which I love to put on everything like these Oregano Lemon Yogurt Greek Chicken Skewers. Yum.).   Plain Greek yogurt is mixed with lemon, cucumber, dill, and garlic and it is just SO GOOD!

Simple side dish recipe perfect for BBQ, grilling, and summer parties. Tzatziki flavors of Greek yogurt, lemon, dill, cucumber, and garlic lift this potato salad to a new and unique side dish. Vegetarian, gluten free (GF). Healthy Tzatziki Potato Salad | Three Olives Branch | www.threeolivesbranch.comI made this Healthy Tzatziki Potato Salad with a healthy spin by using plain Greek yogurt instead of sour cream or mayonnaise.  I am NOT a yogurt person, but in recipes like this you cannot tell!  You still get the same creamy effect but the seasonings and flavors you mix in cover up any yogurt flavor.  It is a great way to put a healthier spin on a potato salad.

Not being a yogurt fan, I was always skeptical of tzatziki as well.  But it is AMAZING!  The flavors of cucumber and lemon really shine through and I now find myself making tzatziki on a regular basis.  Even some of our friends that also have a yogurt aversion are in love with it as a dip when they come over for dinner.

Simple side dish recipe perfect for BBQ, grilling, and summer parties. Tzatziki flavors of Greek yogurt, lemon, dill, cucumber, and garlic lift this potato salad to a new and unique side dish. Vegetarian, gluten free (GF). Healthy Tzatziki Potato Salad | Three Olives Branch | www.threeolivesbranch.comThis gluten free (GF) and vegetarian Healthy Tzatziki Potato Salad is simple to make and also holds over well, which means you can easily make it in advance for any party or event.

Simple side dish recipe perfect for BBQ, grilling, and summer parties. Tzatziki flavors of Greek yogurt, lemon, dill, cucumber, and garlic lift this potato salad to a new and unique side dish. Vegetarian, gluten free (GF). Healthy Tzatziki Potato Salad | Three Olives Branch | www.threeolivesbranch.com

Healthy Tzatziki Potato Salad

A healthy twist on a classic side dish with the flavors of tzatziki sauce. Great for BBQs, grilling, and summer parties!
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

Potato Salad

Tzatziki sauce

Instructions

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat.
  • While the water is heating, cut the potatoes into 3/4 inch chunks.
  • When the water is boiling, add the potatoes. Cook until they are just fork tender, approximately 15-20 minutes.
  • While the potatos are cooking, make the tzatziki sauce. Grate the cucumber and press as much water out of the cucumber as you can. This can be done either by pressing down hard on the cucumber inside of a strainer or squeezing it with your hands. In a small bowl, combine the cucumber with all of the tzatziki ingredients. Adjust flavors to taste and set aside.
  • Drain the potatoes. Toss them with the vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Refrigerate until cool, at least 30 minutes.
  • When the potatoes are cool, in a large bowl combine the potatoes and tzatziki sauce. Mix and season to taste with additional lemon, cucumber, and salt. Mix in additional plain Greek yogurt if you want it creamier.
  • Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Notes

Gold potatoes are best as they are waxy and hold together better than a starchy potato, such as a russet.
If you like a saucy potato salad, increase the quantity of sauce you make.
This side can easily be made ahead.
I never seem to use all of the fresh dill I buy, so I prefer to buy the fresh herb pastes.  They hold over well in the refrigerator.  You can find them in the fresh herb section of your grocery store in a tube.
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By on May 20th, 2018

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