Title: Tzatziki sauce for gyros
 Categories: Sauce/gravy, Sandwiches, Greek
      Yield: 1 Servings
 
      2 sm Cucumbers
           Salt
  1 1/4 c  Yogurt; unflavored
      2 tb Olive oil
      1 tb Lemon juice
           White pepper
      3    Garlic cloves; or more
    1/4 c  Mint leaves; fresh*
 
  *Use fresh mint leaves, shredded, 2 tablespoons dried mint, crushed
  or 1/4 cup coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley. Use more or less
  garlic, minced, to your preference. Peel, seed and dice cucumbers.
  Sprinkle with salt and set aside to drain.  Combine yogurt, olive
  oil, fresh lemon juice, pepper and garlic in large bowl. Cover and
  refrigerate. Just before serving, beat yogurt sauce with wooden spoon
  until smooth. Have fresh mint torn into small pieces. Dry cucumber by
  gently squeezing between paper towels. Combine cucumbers with mint
  leaves and yogurt mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste. Use for
  Gyros in this book. Can also be used as dippers with pita bread cut
  into wedges and baked for few minutes until crisp. Jo Anne Merrill,
  recipe from personal files.