Pasta with Tzatziki dressing

A little twist to the world famous tzatziki salad, which i just looooove when i go on vacation do Greece. Its a simple, savory and really healthy fast to make salad that the greek people use on almost anything, whether its a dip for crisps, a side dish that goes with every kind of fish or just to add a little freshness to the Gyro ( a kind of tortilla like dish), which i will capture in the next blog on
The Savory Place.
First of all i would like to point out that i am momentarily on my vacation in Greece and that`s why i had the idea to combine the famous Tzatziki salad with some homemade pasta for today`s savory recipe. We are in the little shore village of Parga that`s about 2 hours drive and 2 hours ferry ride from the beautiful island of Corfu.
Greek-style tzatziki sauce is served with allmost evertyhing  or may be served as a mezze alongside other mezzes, dishes and ouzo. Tzatziki is made of strained yogurt (usually from sheep or goat milk) mixed with cucumbers, garlic, salt, olive oil, and sometimes lemon juice, and dill or mint or parsley.
That`s the whole gist of it :D
But ill be doing it with some homemade pasta as i said, an not everyday use of this beautiful and healthy salad.
I`m not going to get in with the whole making of the pasta (that will be another post) but concentrate on the tzatziki dressing.

Ingridients:

1. 400 ml solid Greek yogurt
2. 3 Cucumbers
3. 2 tablespoons of olive oil
4. half a lemon
5. Salt and pepper by taste
6. Little dill to give it a nice kick

And that`s all there is to it :D
Chill the Tzatziki in the fridge for half an hour while boiling the Pappardelle ( a kind of sting pasta ) , which is one of my most beloved kinds of pasta.
After you extract the water from the pasta thru a strainer, throw a piece of butter ( 50 grams) in the same pan the pasta was boiling and return the Pappardelle mixing it with the melted butter.
Add a few spoons of the tzatziki dressing in a before prepared bowl of pasta, throw a bit of olive oil and some dill.
The next time you go to Greece, sit in a little tavern while having Ouzo and some tzatziki, let your thoughts fly to the masters that perfected this easy recipe , close your eyes and enjoy the taste of the Mediterranean.