Day 129 - Tzatziki

My friend Heidi turned me on to this product.  She said they get it a lot at Trader Joe’s.  And if Heidi likes it, chances are I will like it!  And I do.

Tzatziki, if you have never had it before, is, as the lid says, a “Creamy Garlic Cucumber Dip”.  It is a Greek sauce and when you eat it, if you close your eyes, you can imagine you are on a small Greek Island enjoying the sea breeze!!! 

Hard to spell, but easy to eat

We had it with our falafel (reviewed yesterday) and I also had it with Pita Bite Crackers (reviewed on day 127).  It is really tasty – adds some zip to what you eat it with.  The chunks of cucumber are a nice size.  It says it is “low fat”, which would normally be a bit of a turn off for me, but it didn’t TASTE low fat, if  you know what I mean.  It IS runny, which means it can get messy, but licking it off your fingers is totally acceptable (at least at our house it is).

Reasonably priced

This is a good summer food.  Enjoy it in warm weather and dream of Greece.

Price – $3.49

Rating – 4.25

Day 128 - Falafel

We had never noticed or purchased falafel from Trader Joe’s before, which is surprising because it is a food we like, and we often peruse the frozen food section, so why we hadn’t happened upon it before it beyond me.  Anyway, we got it and I am glad we did!

It is super easy to prepare – it comes fully cooked and frozen, so you just take out however many falafel you want, put them on a plate, cover them with a moist paper towel, and heat in the microwave for 90 seconds.  Easy peasy. 

Heat and Eat - nice and easy!

We had them for dinner last night and they were tasty.  We served them over rice and with a side of leeks with capers, yum!  We drizzled on Trader Joe’s Tzatziki (to be reviewed tomorrow) and dipped them in Trader Joe’s Mediterranean Hummus (which got a good review on day 78).  It made for a really good dinner!  And of course, being made of chick peas it was healthy, too.

I prettied up the plates with sliced Persian cucumber.  This was a tasty dinner!

While these falafel were GOOD, they of course cannot compare to freshly fried falafel purchased from a street cart or restaurant window open on the sidewalks of Paris.  This frozen version didn’t have quite the “crunch” to the coating as a freshly fried falafel would.  But, when you are a long plane ride from Paris, these will definitely do!

Really good price

Price - $3.99 (there are 12 in a package, recommended serving size is 3, so it comes out to only .33 per falafel, which is much cheaper than in Paris!  J )

Rating – 4.25