6-Ingredient Vegan Tzatziki

Great recipe! I used Cocojune coconut yogurt that I got at fresh market and it’s thick and creamy!

I made this with my garden cucumbers (kept the juice for iced cuke water) and Trader Joe’s cashew yogurt. I unfortunately did not have fresh dill but it is still excellent. Ate with TJs falafels and crudités. Will make again!

I made this with veganaisse instead of yogurt and didn’t strain the cucumbers. It came out perfect! Of course I added lemon juice, salt, and dill to my liking but this was a great base recipe and super simple!!

Made it exactly as written except cashew milk yogurt and it’s amazing! Thank you!

Delicious! I used Kite Hill Protein plant-based yogurt because that’s what my regular grocery store had. Excellent flavor, but a bit thin with that substitution. Next time, I’ll make the trip for the recommended yogurt!

I got a yogurt that tasted way too much like coconut. :( Will try coconut yogurt recipe next time

Outstanding! I always thought tzatziki would be difficult, so I suffered through mass-produced brands I’d find in the store. Never again! Thank you so much!

Note, I made a few substitutions, based on availability and time:

Oatly plain yogurt — a little thin for this recipe, next time I’ll make sure I use a true Greek style product, if I don’t make the coconut base.

Garlic powder instead of fresh minced garlic — I went low, I’ll seriously increase the amount next time if I’m not using the real stuff.

Cucumber — not a sub, but a suggestion to follow the recipe and make sure you squeeze out as much water as possible. I probably should have done it longer/harder, the thinness of the final product was probably due in part to excess moisture from the cucumber.

Salt & pepper — I added more than a pinch, but we like salty/peppery/savory food in our house. Use the recipe as a starting point, then add more seasoning as you see fit.

Made this recipe today and used Cashew Yogurt from Foragers. It came out so delicious and I will use it as my new sour cream substitute.

I made the coconut yogurt and used the tzatziki for a toping for fish tacos, delish!

This recipe was perfect! Came together so easily and tasted amazing. I used a store bought coconut yogurt and added lots of extra dill. Paired well with falafel.

I just made this. It came together in about 20 minutes. I used coyo coconut yogurt, fresh lemon and fresh dill. I put the olive oil in too. It tastes amazing!!!!! Taking it to work tomorrow for potluck and will serve with grilled salmon tomorrow for dinner.

Turned out great! Very tasty! The coconut and cucumbers weren’t over-powering which made my dad happy because he doesn’t like coconut flavored things.

Wonderful!

I have mad this before many times…but as usual your recipe is the best!!! Thank you!

Great recipe. I used Silk’s Plain Oat Yogurt and it worked wonderful.

I loved this recipe! I used a different store bought yogurt (Forager Cashew yogurt), but it still turned out great :) I added just a bit more lemon juice since I think the particular brand I used really hid the tang/brightness, but otherwise this worked like a charm :D

This stuff is delicious! I had unsweetened cashew milk yogurt on hand so I used that. It came out perfectly!

So good! And forgiving: I didn’t have cucumber but went ahead without as this sounded amazing to make with a meal featuring the better-than-restaurant falafel (also amazing), and it was delicious. I used dairy yogurt as I’m not vegan and dried dill as I didn’t have fresh. I’ll be sure to try this in future with fresh dill and cucumber, I imagine it’s even better.

OMG!!! This was so good! Especially with your Crispy Quinoa Sweet Potato Fritters. Extra virgin olive oil is the perfect finishing touch!

Easy and delicious! I used Kite Hill brand yogurt (they didn’t have the recommended brand at my store). We made this twice in 2 weeks…tastes fabulous on falafel sandwiches! Thank you for the recipe!

Very good! I’ve made this many times over the last couples years :) perfect flavor and texture

Delicous! The whole family enjoyed. We had this with falafel and pita and it was a great combo. Tzatziki was one of my favorite dips before going vegan so I’m grateful to have found this recipe.

I follow this recipe, except sub half vegan sour cream and half vegan mayo for the yogurt. Makes it richer and thicker

I am really falling quite in love with this website!! The star ratings are so well deserved! This recipe is absolutely delicious! I used Kite Hill Plain Unsweetened Almond Milk Yogurt Greek Style and this is my first time trying a vegan greek yogurt. It’s freakin good and with live cultures to boot! Thank you so much for these recipes…will be trying this sauce with Shwarma Sandwiches for dinner tonight!!

Made this recipe along with Minimalist Baker’s Naan and the Falafel – INCREDIBLE! What a fun dinner! Easy and can’t recommend enough.

This has been my go-to recipe for about 2 years now!! I have tried a couple others, but nothing compares!

A couple things I have modified:
1 – I use Kite Hill Greek Style yogurt, it has the thicker consistency I like and then I don’t have to make my own from scratch. Usually I can only find this at Whole Foods, and let’s be honest, entering that place is DANGEROUS for your wallet! I have made this with regular almond based yogurt, but I let the water drain through a cheesecloth overnight before I use it!

2 – After I mince the garlic, I put it on a small frying pan and heat it for a few mins before I mix it into the recipe. I do this because I meal prep for the whole week, and I found that by the end of the week this recipe had way too much of a kick to it with that fresh garlic. Putting it on the pan first seems to tone down the strength of the garlic so it doesn’t become overpowering. If you plan on eating most of this recipe within a couple days, you probably don’t have to do this.

After I transitioned to a plant based diet, the #1 thing I missed was tzatziki!! Thank you so much for this recipe. My coworkers always comment on how good it smells when I bring it for lunch, and are shocked that it is non-dairy!

I’m not a fan of dill so I used homegrown chives. I couldn’t get the coconut yoghurt and found Nakula Natural yoghurt… is delicious. Thank you!

I made this today for a falafel gyro, and it was so amazingly delicious!! My partner loved it as well! I didn’t have time to make the coconut yogurt before so I just used a can of coconut cream and it still turned out great. It got thicker after letting it sit for about an hour ~ Can’t decide which consistency was my favorite, both delicious!! Will definitely be making this again. Thank you, Minimalist Baker! ✨

I found this recipe very tasty and easy to do. In my case, I had to add a 1/2 cup more of oat flour.
Thank you!

Thanks for this recipe – I miss dairy so much! I used Culina yogurt, and I found that I had to add another teaspoon of lemon juice.

I use Real Salt sea salt, which is less salty than table salt, so if using that, add 1/2 tsp. of Real Salt, not a pinch.

I used Christopher Ranch jarred minced garlic, and it hasn’t been in the fridge very long, but I think powdered garlic might disperse more evenly – has anyone tried that?

Delicious! Thanks!

I made this today but used unsweetened soy yogurt instead of coconut yogurt and it was absolutely delicious! I will definitely make this again in the future. Thanks!

I made this and it was delicious! I used kite hill plain Greek yogurt (almond milk) and a little less garlic (not a huge fan) and it was amazing! Will be making again.

Hi! I just made this recipe and it was fabulous!!! I used unsweetened soy yogurt and added a lot more lemon juice. I guess this particular yogurt (from company Soyade) has mild taste and wasn’t sour enough to my likening. I paired tzatziki with your easy vegan falafels and just could not stop eating the combo! Loved it, thanks so much! :)

I made this with parsley instead of dill (because it’s what I had!) and used kite hill plain unsweetened greek yogurt – so, so lovely!! We had whole wheat pita stuffed with veggies, falafel, hummus, and then topped it with this sauce. Really made it bright, tangy and flavorful!

SO GOOD! Refreshing and delicious. I added 3 big bulbs of garlic, for a more garlic-y flavour, but next time I might tone it down haha Going to be a perfect pairing with my seitan gyros. Thanks Dana for the recipe :)

The coconut make this an unpleasing mix of sweet and the expected bitter flavors in tzatziki. Unless you are looking for a very different flavor, I’d stick to the traditional flavors. I love coconut, but not with these accompaniments.

My husband has been missing tzatziki since I went vegan and refuse to buy dairy. He loves gyros so I used this on tempeh gyros for dinner & now we’ll use this recipe all the time! I’ve never gone wrong with one of your recipes. They’re always a hit. We subbed almond yogurt for coconut and it tasted great. Love how much it makes. Taking it to a party as a dip for veggies.

Ok, literally just got done making this for a vegan gyro.

wow.

This was the perfect blend of everything. Fresh dill, I crushed my garlic into a paste, and basically followed everything as is. It was so easy and came out exactly how I wanted it to taste.

I ended up using seitan & sprinkled on some Old Bay Seasoning, chopped tomatoes, chopped some of the extra cucumber I had, a little spinach, & some shallots, smoothed on this delicious tzatziki on a freshly warmed pita: heaven. Had quite a bit leftover so I am excited to see what other things I can incorporate this sauce into! Thanks so much for the great recipe!

I made this with Unsweetened So Delicious Brand coconut yogurt and it turned out pretty well. I used dried dill and didn’t like how it turned it kind of a grayish green that looked less appetizing than traditional tzatsziki, but maybe that wouldn’t happen with fresh dill?

Wow this was even more amazing than I had dared hoped! And it didn’t have a coconut flavour to it at all! I used the Nudie brand of Natural Coconut Yoghurt (in Australia). I will definitely be making this recipe again and recommending it to others. Thanks for such a great recipe! So yum!!

I’ve missed having Tzatziki sauce ever since becoming vegan, so this is such a blessing! I didn’t have dill on hand so I used fresh mint and it was still really delicious. Can’t wait to try it with dill!
I put it on your vegan simple falafel on salad, added some hot sauce as well, and it was divine!

I made this for the first time and it was delicious. I’m a vegan, always trying to veganize everything I can.. I like homy dishes. I made so many of your recipes and never, ever disappointed me. I served this Tzatziki with hot, spice veggies and Seitan stew and couscous. I had some steam potatoes – my husband loves them-and it was a success. I used store bought vegan yougurt Kite Hill..

I made this to go with gyros and it was awesome! Super quick to make too. I used Cocoyo brand yogurt which was nice and thick. Next time I make this I’m going to halve the amount of garlic – since it’s raw, it was a little strong. Delicious, thank you for this great recipe!

I just made this recipe with the two ingredient coconut milk yogourt recipe you shared, and I am so amazed at myself right now :) I did it ! It worked :)))) Thanks, it really looks and tastes great.

Fantastic! I was out of lemon and used lime, and it was still great! Easy and delicious! Will be making frequently.

this is so delicious! i just made it to serve over your curry-roasted fennel salad. such a hit!

Hi! I made this with unsweetened plain almond yogurt and it was great! I also made an extra batch made from coconut yogurt and it was awesome ? haha so I like them both. Thanks for the great recipe. I made the chickpea schwarma wraps ?? Sooooo good

I just made this with a few changes. I used two cups of Kite Hill yoghurt, 3 heaping Tbsp of chopped fresh mint, 3 small asian cucumbers shredded and drained, 4 garlic cloves minced, and 1 Tbsp white mellow miso for some unami. Delicious! Thank you for the inspiration!

Made this using Kite Hill almond plain (unsweetened) yogurt. Came out DELICIOUS. I’m sure it would be even better with the homemade coconut yogurt, but I didnt have the time. Perfect blend of herby and tangy. Really missed tzaziki since being vegan, can’t believe I waited 4 years to find a vegan recipe!

I made this for a vegan Mezza feast this weekend. I was worried that it would taste like coconut, but it was absolutely divine. Delish! No coconut flavor at all, and it added exactly what my falafel sandwiches needed.

I didn’t have time to let the yogurt sit for more than a day, so it wasn’t terribly thick. I want to try it again with a couple of days to spare. But the taste was delicious.

This is AMAZING! Thank you thank you thank you!

So incredibly easy and so incredibly good! Seriously!

I never leave reviews. I HAD TO!!! This is unbelievable and so easy. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!
That coyo yogurt is to die! Just a simple delicious recipe. Thank you!!