This Greek Hummus and Tzatziki Sauce is the dip of your dreams! It’s healthy, light, and simple to make. Serve it with fresh veggies OR the best baked fries you might ever have the pleasure of making and enjoying yourself. Pickles are required!

Greek Hummus and Tzatziki Sauce with Baked Fries

Any Greek food fans out there?

I KNEW we were going to be friends. I freaking LOVE Greek food. What’s not to like?

• Grilled and roasted meat.
• Fresh verbs and vegetables.
• Unbeatable dips and sauces.
• Feta cheese.

These are a few of my favorite things.

Ok, so you love Greek food – we’ve covered that. I’m assuming you’ve been to a Greek restaurant or food truck and had a traditional gyro, falafel, or hummus plate then. Or you’ve been to Greece and experienced this firsthand, like my sister and I did. Typically, these sandwiches are served with french fries as a side, or they’re offered a la carte. Don’t ask me why it’s fries – I don’t even want to know. I’m just happy for an excuse to eat fried potatoes.

Fries served at each meal in Athens and Loutraki, Greece.

But here lies my problem. Do I REALLY need fries every time I have Greek food? Need? No. Want? YAAAASS!!! Not exactly the healthiest option, which is why I normally go with the Greek Salad instead (also insanely delicious).

But guess what? I solved all of our problems! Well, at least on the fries topic.

LOOK AT THESE BEAUTIES!

They’ve got crunch, they’ve got crisp, they’ve got perfectly browned edges. And they aren’t fried.

Yep, you read that right. These things are baked. I’ve officially discovered the answer to every fry-obsessed health nut’s fantasy.

With the use of one secret ingredient, these babies are CRUNCHY. And so freaking flavorful. And I guarantee you have it in your pantry.

The hummus and tzatziki dip also deserve  the spotlight, too! The hummus is made SUPER creamy, with the addition of some reserved liquid from the garbanzo beans. Smoked paprika gives a tasty edge to this basic version.

Tzatziki is life. If you don’t have a recipe in your repertoire, here it is. Simple to make, and even easier to nosh. Be sure to use English Cucumber in this recipe, or else peel a regular cuc.

Pita and chopped veggies would make a great addition to a Greek-style platter, if you’re so inclined.

I will say though, the fries were the first thing gone.

And because pickles are also an odd add-on in many traditional gyros I’ve had (again, I don’t even want to know), chop a few up and top this dip, for good measure.

Un-be-liev-able.

I can’t wait for you to try this. You probably should make it right now.

And while the food in Greece is unbeatable, the people are just the same.

We’ll save those stories for another time, though.

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Greek Hummus and Tzatziki Sauce with Baked Fries

This Greek Hummus and Tzatziki Sauce is the dip of your dreams! It's healthy, light, and simple to make. Serve it with fresh veggies OR the best baked fries you might ever have the pleasure of making and enjoying yourself.

Prep Time45 minutes mins

Cook Time30 minutes mins

Total Time1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course: Appetizers & Snacks

Cuisine: Greek

Keyword: Appetizers, Baked Fries, Hummus, Tzatziki

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

For the Greek Hummus:

• 1 15-oz. can garbanzo beans (reserve liquid from can)
• 2 Tbsp tahini
• Juice and zest of 1 lemon
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1/4-1/2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 Tbsp olive oil

For the Tzatziki Sauce:

• 12 oz Greek yogurt
• 1 English cucumber
• 1/4 cup fresh dill
• 3-5 cloves garlic
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 tsp oregano , optional

For the baked fries:

• 3 large russet potatoes
• 1 heaping Tbsp corn starch
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp salt

Instructions

• Scrub potatoes, and cut into thin wedges, about 1/4 inch thick.
• Place in a bowl of cold water, soak for at least 30 minutes (if soaking for more than 1 hour, place in refrigerator).

For the tzatziki:

• Using a box grater, grate the cucumber.
• Place cucumber in cheese cloth. Allow liquid to drain as you continue to prep.
• Mix remaining ingredients, add salt and pepper to taste.
• Add cucumber once all liquid has been squeezed out.

For the hummus:

• Add all ingredients to except reserved liquid from garbanzos to a food processor.
• Blend a few times, scraping down the sides of the food processor as you go.
• Add 1 Tbsp of water along with 3 Tbsp of the reserved liquid from the garbanzos.
• Blend until super creamy.

For the fries:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Drain potato slices, arrange on a paper towel. Get slices as dry as you possibly can.
• Place the potato slices and cornstarch in a ziplock bag. Shake to coat all slices.
• Drizzle the olive oil and salt in the bag, and shake to coat all slices.
• Place potato slices on a foil lined cookie sheet. BE SURE THE FRIES AREN'T TOUCHING!
• Bake the fries for 30 minutes, rotating them once at 5 minutes.

Notes

-Note that all ovens aren't created equal! Watch those fries - you don't want them burnt!

-To get that "crunch", turn your broiler on high and broil for a minute or so when the fries are almost done. You just made baked "fries"...fried. Who are you - Houdini?

-Be sure to get as much liquid out of your cuc as possible when making the tzatziki dip. If using a regular cucumber (English is ideal), peel the skin off.