Tzatziki Fluid Gel with Homemade Pita Bread

This recipe distills the essence of the bold and bright flavors of tzatziki sauce into a smooth fluid gel. Elevate your plating with a sauce that won’t weep or break in this Modern Greek classic.

Ingredients

400g (1 medium) Cucumber, English Cucumber
300g (10 oz) Whole Milk Yogurt
30g (1 oz) Lemon Juice
30g (2 tbsp) Mint
30g (2 tbsp) Dill
1.25g (¼ tsp) Salt
1g (¾ tsp) Gellan Gum LT100

Equipment

Blender
Small Heavy Bottom Pot
Super Bag, 100 Micron
Spatula

Timing

Active Time: 35 Minutes Total Time: 2 Hours 35 Minutes

Yield

2 ½ Cups

Blend and Strain

In a blender place the cucumber, mint, dill, and lemon juice. Blend on low until roughly chopped, once at this state increase the speed until it is pureed. Strain the juice through a 100 micron superbag. Reserve 300g (1 ¼ cup) of juice for the recipe.

Dry Mix

Dry mix the salt and Gellan gum LT100.

Combine and Heat

Pour the juice into a clean blender and begin blending on low before sprinkling in the salt and Gellan gum LT100. Once blended pour the liquid into a small heavy bottom pot and bring the mixture to a boil. Remove from heat once the mixture comes to a full boil.

Add Yogurt

Place the yogurt in the blender and begin blending on low. Slowly pour in the Cucumber liquid. If any of the cucumber liquid has gelled simply use a rubber spatula to scrape it into the blender. Blend on medium speed for 1 minute or until smooth.

Cool and Serve

Place the liquid in a container and cool for 2 hours or until it has cooled before serving.

Equipment

Stand up Mixer
Baking Tray
Non Stick Baking Mat or Parchment Paper

Ingredients

240g (1 ½ Cup + 2 Tbsp) All Purpose Flour
3g (1 Tsp) Instant Dry Yeast
2g (½ Tsp) Sugar
3.75g (¾ tsp) Salt
13.5g (1 Tbsp) Vegetable Oil
175 ml. (¾ Cup) Warm Water

Timing

Active Time: 20 Minutes Total Time: 1 Hour

Yield

4 Large or 8 Small

Homemade Pita Bread

Mix Dough

Preheat oven to 500°F. Combine all ingredients and mix to form a dough. By hand, on a lightly floured surface, knead the dough until smooth.
Proof Dough

Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, covered until it nearly doubles in size and is quite puffy.

Roll Dough

Place the dough onto a lightly oiled work surface and divide into 4 pieces. Roll into 6” circles and allow to rest, on a baking sheet, greased or on a non-stick baking mat for 15 minutes.

Bake and Serve

Place the baking tray on the lowest place in your oven and bake for 5 minutes, or until puffed up. Move to a higher rack and bake for additional 5 minutes or until golden brown on the top. Remove from oven and serve.

Recipe Name

Tzatziki Fluid Gel

Author Name

Modernist Pantry

Published On

2019-03-19

Preparation Time

0H35M

Total Time

2H35M

Average Rating

Based on 1 Review(s)

3 Comments.

Alice Ai
October 6, 2019 11:46 am

The fluid gel looks very broken in the photo. Please check the edge of the sauce. The hot liquid that was mixed into the yogurt broke it.
- Janie Wang
  October 7, 2019 11:23 am
  
  That one was probably sitting out for a while for photography purposes.
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April 28, 2020 4:39 pm

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Tzatziki Fluid Gel with Homemade Pita Bread

Ingredients

Equipment

Timing

Yield

Blend and Strain

Dry Mix

Combine and Heat

Add Yogurt

Cool and Serve

Equipment

Ingredients

Timing

Yield

Homemade Pita Bread

Mix Dough

Proof Dough

Roll Dough

Bake and Serve

3 Comments.