There’s nothing like a cool refreshing tzatziki sauce to go with Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cooking! And you can make tzatziki vegan style with cultured plant-based yogurt, such as plain unsweetened soy, almond, or coconut yogurt. In just 5 minutes, you can whip up this light, healthy vegan tzatziki recipe to go with falafels, tabouleh, pita, vegan meatballs, veggie burgers, and grain dishes. It’s just so good!

With no added sugars, oils, or salt required, this Easy Vegan Tzatziki Sauce fits nicely into whole foods plant-based eating. Plus, you’ll get a dose of protein, calcium, and vitamin D if you use fortified soy yogurt, so no reason to hold back! (Learn more about the best plant-based yogurts and tips here.)

Mix up a batch of this homemade gluten free vegan tzatziki, which features plant-based yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, herbs, and lemon, to keep on hand for your favorite dinner meals, meal prep recipes, potlucks, and parties. If it’s on hand, you’ll find a million reasons to use it, whether it’s with a green salad, crackers, soup, curry dish, sandwich, or chili. I love to store tzatziki in a Wek jar or mason jar so that it goes easily from fridge to table.

Enjoy!

Description

This super simple 5-minute Easy Vegan Tzatziki Sauce is based on six ingredients, including vegan cultured yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, herbs, and lemon. Serve it with pita, tabouleh, or falafels.

• 1 cup plain, unsweetened vegan cultured yogurt (i.e., soy, almond, coconut)
• ½ small lemon, juiced
• ½ small cucumber, peeled, shaved
• 1 clove garlic, finely minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1 tablespoon chopped mint
• Pinch salt (optional)

1. Mix together yogurt, lemon juice, cucumber, garlic, parsley, mint, salt (optional), and black pepper in a small bowl.
2. Chill in an airtight container until serving time.
3. Makes six 1/4-cup servings (or about 1 ½ cups total). Lasts about 3 days in the refrigerator.

Notes

Use a mandolin to shave the cucumber.

Try storing this tzatziki in this Wek jar.

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 0 minutes
• Category: Sauces
• Cuisine: American

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 serving
• Calories: 20
• Sugar: 1 g
• Sodium: 13 g
• Fat: 1 g
• Saturated Fat: 1 g
• Carbohydrates: 2 g
• Protein: 0 g

Try this tzatziki sauce with the following recipes:

For other favorite plant-based dips and spreads, try some of my favorites:

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