Name: Lemony Yogurt Sauce
Yield: Makes about 2 cups
Ingredients: 6 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice; 1 garlic clove, finely grated; 1 tsp. kosher salt; 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper; 2 cups plain whole-milk Greek yogurt

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Grating the garlic with a Microplane instead of finely chopping reduces it to a pulp so it can dissolve into sauces like this one.

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