Florence Pugh’s Tzatziki Dip: A Six-Minute Recipe

Don’t Worry Darling is lastly hitting theaters in lower than two weeks, and I’m stoked to see one in every of my favourite actors, Florence Pugh, because the lead. And whereas the movie’s been by way of a hell of a information cycle attributable to an alleged feud between the Academy Award–nominated actor and director Olivia Wilde, I’ve been busy re-creating recipes Florence confirmed off on her Instagram Live earlier within the pandemic forward of the movie’s premiere.

One of the recipes Florence confirmed us on her impromptu cooking present was her six-ingredient tzatziki, a salted yogurt and cucumber dip that is generally related to Greece — although different Southeast European and Middle Eastern international locations have their very own variations too. This is one in every of my favourite issues she’s made as a result of, really, it is so easy — all you want is six components and 6 minutes.

Here’s the six components you want for the tzatziki: full-fat Greek yogurt, cucumber, olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper. As for instruments, all you want is a grater and a bowl to combine all of it in. If you have already got the salt, pepper, and olive oil, the entire value of constructing your individual tzatziki is beneath $5. The Greek yogurt I bought was small, so I’d say the components beneath may fulfill as much as two individuals. That can, in fact, be expanded simply.

Let’s get to creating the dang dip! If you will have an apron, throw it on. Florence was truly sporting an apron custom-made for her by Arianne Philipps, the costume designer of Don’t Worry Darling (I gasped), in her cooking video. I do not personal an apron, so I placed on a shirt that’s British adjoining — IYKYK.

STEP #1: First, begin by dumping your yogurt right into a bowl. Florence was so particular about utilizing full-fat Greek yogurt — “This is not the time to diet, people,” the actor teased! I normally go dairy-free, for the reason that identical genes that gave me my face gave me a gentle lactose intolerance…however I had no plans to depart my place anyway. So, I dumped the dairy curd (yogurt) right into a bowl that I’d retailer the completed dip in for simpler cleanup.

If you need to make use of an even bigger measurement of yogurt, you completely can! Florence picked out this measurement since she rode a motorbike to the grocery retailer (so European of her, I adore it) and needed to pack gentle. I purchased the very same measurement and model as a result of there’s not one authentic thought in my American mind.

STEP #2: Next, add a number of olive oil to the yogurt. I simply put in like two glugs (about 2–3 tablespoons), although truthfully, the world is barely going to get hotter — simply add extra oil!

STEP #3: Add just a little little bit of salt and loads of pepper. Of course, you possibly can regulate and season to your liking when you style the ultimate product. For now, although, observe Miss Flo’s directions!

STEP #4: Cut a portion of the cucumber, since we cannot be utilizing the entire pre-pickled dill — all you want is about six inches! Grate your minimize cucumber straight into your combination of yogurt, oil, salt, and pepper.

Here’s what mine seemed like. I believed it was an excessive amount of cucumber (and maybe it was), nevertheless it did not negatively have an effect on the dip in any respect. In reality, I loved the additional texture.

STEP #5: Take 1–3 cloves of garlic, relying in your liking, and grate on the best aspect of your grater straight into the bowl till unable to securely proceed. Don’t throw away the nubs — cube them and throw these bits in as nicely. Unfortunately, my grater was crap, so I angrily diced all of my garlic. Ugh.

STEP #6: Finally, combine all of it collectively and you may find yourself with the very best of each worlds. Oh, and a bowl of home made tzatziki! Now, give it a style and season extra to your liking.

The neatest thing about any dip, this tzatziki included, is that you would be able to customise it to your liking. Florence added an additional clove of garlic after initially utilizing solely two. I ended up including extra salt and an entire lot extra pepper to mine. So, go nuts. And if you happen to used a bigger measurement Greek yogurt, you will undoubtedly have to experiment to search out your ultimate tzatziki style.

And this is the carried out dip! On the highest is Florence’s tzatziki, and the underside is mine — I really feel like mine got here out fairly nice.

I let my home made tzatziki sit within the fridge in a single day after which taste-tested it the next day in opposition to a store-bought tzatziki. Though the store-bought dip did pack in additional taste, I discovered it to be a bit too aggressive. It could have been tangier than Florence’s, nevertheless it was additionally overly salty and lacked the mellow taste I cherished a lot within the home made model. In the tip, I most well-liked Flo’s. And it was even higher after sitting within the fridge. It had time to thicken. The taste was precisely to my liking, and that is the great thing about cooking at house.

This tzatziki is a winner to me. It solely took six components to make, and it may be prepared in lower than six minutes. It’s such a flexible dip, as proven with Florence’s recommended pairings. I’m excited to deliver my Florence-approved tzatziki to my subsequent neighbor hangout, together with some cheese and meats!