Greek Simplicity

Don't ever buy tzatziki from a shop. Why? Because there really is no need you lazy so and so. Instead, buy the following and make it yourself, it's ridiculously easy and you get loads more than with the shop bought stuff.

Makes one big bowl:

1 tub of Greek yoghurt (500g)
1 long cucumber
1 lemon
a generous handful of fresh mint leaves

Start by grating roughly half of the cucumber into a bowl, don't use a fine grater as you still want to maintain a degree of texture. Squeeze as much water as you can out of this and then mix in the yoghurt.

Finely slice your mint leaves into ribbons and stir these through the yoghurt. Season well with salt and pepper, add a good squeeze of lemon, mix once more and pour a good glug of extra virgin olive oil over the top. Finish off with a few more chopped mint leaves as a garnish.

All you need now are your crisps of choice. On this occasion I went for jalapeno Kettle Chips, a winning combo which didn't last very long at all. Oh and don't forget the ice cold beers...

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