Name: Fried courgettes & aubergines with cucumber & yogurt dip
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 200 g/7 oz/scant 1 cup Greek strained plain yogurt; 1 aubergine/eggplant; salt, to taste; 25 g/1 oz/¼ cup plain/all-purpose flour; 3 courgettes/zucchini; sunflower oil, for frying; 1–2 garlic cloves, crushed; 15 ml/1 tbsp white wine vinegar; 15 ml/1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 30 ml/2 tbsp sliced fresh mint leaves, plus extra to garnish; salt and ground black pepper; 15 cm/6 in piece of cucumber

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food & Cooking of Greece

By Rena Salaman

Published 2023

About

Tzatziki is a simple but very refreshing appetizer that is well suited to the heat of the summer. It can be served with grilled or roasted meat, but its proper place, and the place where I think it works best of all, is with fried slices of courgettes and aubergines. When served with a salad, this dish – kolokythakia ke melitzanes me tzatziki – makes the perfect first course for a dinner or a summer lunch.