Garlic Greek Yogurt Aioli Sauce
This low-calorie Garlic Greek Yogurt Aioli is basically a garlic yogurt sauce that can be swapped in for high-fat garlic aioli. The creamy texture, tangy flavor and bold garlic make it just as delicious as traditional aioli sauce but with one-quarter of the calories!
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Why We Love This Light and Healthy All-Purpose Aioli Recipe
This 5-minute recipe for Greek Yogurt Aioli has countless uses! It is the perfect healthier condiment for dipping and spreading in place of full-fat mayonnaise or regular aioli.
Just like traditional aioli sauce made with raw egg yolk and oil, this healthier Greek Yogurt-based alternative is the perfect addition to burgers and sandwiches, to serve with oven fries or to accompany steamed mussels.
Recipe Highlights
- Low Calorie: While regular aioli has 194 calories per 2-tablespoon serving, this low-calorie version has only 57 calories for 2 tablespoons!
- Classic Aioli Taste and Creamy Texture: We used a small amount of real mayonnaise. Just enough to give it classic taste! The Greek Yogurt gives it plenty of creamy texture.
- Bold and Tangy Garlic Flavor: We added in fresh garlic, tangy vinegar (or lemon juice) and a little salt to balance it all out.
- Adaptable: Can be used as a base for many flavorful variations such as remoulade, rouille or tarragon aioli. See more variations to try here.
Ingredients For This Garlic Yogurt Aioli Sauce
- Greek Yogurt: You can use either full-fat, reduced-fat or fat-free greek yogurt. I like to use fat free for the biggest calorie saving.
- Mayonnaise: To give the aioli an authentic taste it is important to add just a little mayonnaise. This adds a little fat which helps with the taste and mouthfeel. It also adds the essential aioli flavor.
- White Wine Vinegar: This adds acidity. We liked this a bit better than the version with fresh lemon juice, but either work.
- Garlic: I added in 1 clove raw garlic. You can also try this with a little pureed roasted garlic confit.
- Salt: to balance the acidity, it also needs a little salt
Instructions
Combine the Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, garlic, vinegar (or lemon) and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk to combine.
FAQs and Expert Tips For Garlic Yogurt Sauce
Keep this in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Stir well before using.
Transfer to a pint jar, cover and refrigerate. Alternatively, transfer to a resealable container.
Serving Suggestions
- Aioli Sauce is great with brassica veggies like cauliflower and brussels sprouts. Try it with air fried cauliflower or crispy air-fried brussels sprouts.
- Dip lacinato kale chips into it!
- Serve on our Portobello Mushroom Sandwich instead of the “special sauce”
- It’s excellent with potatoes cooked any which way. Try with our Cajun Oven Fries.
- Use instead of tartar with Crab Cakes or Salmon Cakes.
- It is so good dolloped it over Seared Salmon!
Variations To Try
- Add 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon or 1 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon. This flavor combo is especially delicious when served with steak frites.
- Add 1 to 2 teaspoons Sriracha to give it a spicy kick.
- Add 1 to 2 tablespoons horseradish and serve with beef tenderloin.
- Add 1 each tablespoon of coarse ground mustard and relish for a light tartar to serve with cocktail shrimp.
- Add saffron and roasted garlic to make this into a delicious low-fat rouille.
- Turn into a spicy low-fat remoulade by adding in coarse spicy mustard, Cajun seasoning, horseradish and a little pickle juice.
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Garlic Greek Yogurt Aioli Sauce
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 1 1/8 cup 1x
Description
This low-calorie Garlic Greek Yogurt Aioli is basically a garlic yogurt sauce that can be swapped in for high-fat garlic aioli. The creamy texture, tangy flavor and bold garlic make it just as delicious as traditional aioli sauce but with one-quarter of the calories!
Ingredients
- 1 clove garlic, finely minced
- 3/4 cup plain fat-free Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar or lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
Whisk garlic, yogurt, mayonnaise, lemon juice, and salt in a medium bowl.
Notes
Storage and Leftovers
Transfer to a pint jar or resealable container, cover and refrigerate.
Keep this in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Stir well before using.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: na
- Category: Sauce
- Method: No cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 57 calories
- Sugar: 0 grams
- Fat: 6 grams
- Carbohydrates: 1 gram
- Fiber: 0 grams
- Protein: 1 gram
Outstanding garlic aioli for my steamed artichoke! Moving forward, this recipe will be the only one I use. Thank you so much for sharing with us. It’s absolutely delicious.
That sounds wonderful. I am glad you discovered this recipe!
I made this sauce with dinner last night and it was perfect for dipping potatoes in! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!
What a nice touch the Greek yogurt gives to this sauce! I have done it with a dash of sour cream, but this is so much healthier!
Such an easy to make and tasty sauce. I made it to go with some air fryer salmon and roasted veggies. Yum!
Oooh, this sauce looks so good! You had me at creamy texture and tangy flavor. I love how easily it all comes together.
Wow that was really really good sauce! Thank you for an awesome recipe!