Chicken souvlaki with tzatziki sauce
 
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Recipe type: Main Dish
Cuisine: Greek
Serves: 4 - 5
Ingredients
  • 4 medium size garlic cloves minced
  • 1½ teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
  • 5 teaspoons of lemon juice
  • ½ tablespoon of dry oregano
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 2⅕ lb of boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 2 inch cubes
  • 1 medium tomato, peeled, seeded and cut in small cubes
  • ¼ purple onion cut in slices
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • pepper to taste
  • 4-5 pitas
Tzatziki sauce
  • ¾ cup of peeled, seeds removed grated cucumber
  • 1 cup of Greet yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon of minced garlic
  • 2 teaspoons of lemon juice
  • 1½ teaspoon of finely chopped fresh mint
  • ½ teaspoon of salt
  • pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Whisk the lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, salt and oil in a small bowl.
  2. Cut the chicken breast and put In a medium to large size metal or glass bowl.
  3. Add the lemon mixture and toss to coat. Refrigerate for 1 hour or overnight.
  4. After the chicken has marinated cook on a non stick pan at medium high heat. When cooking the chicken make sure the pieces are not clumped allowing each piece to cook well. May need to cook in different batches.
  5. Cut the tomato and onion
  6. Prepare the tzatziki sauce. Ingredients and preparation to follow.
  7. Once the tzatziki sauce is ready heat the pita in the oven. On the pita add few pieces of chicken, the tzatziki sauce, the tomato and the onion.
Tzatziki sauce
  1. Stir together the yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, cucumber, mint, salt and pepper.
  2. Refrigerate
  3. Warm the pita bread or any other flat Greek bread of your choice.
  4. Serve the chicken and tzatziki sauce on top of the bread.
  5. Enjoy!
Recipe by Belmondo Foods at https://www.belmondofoods.com/chicken-souvlaki-with-tzatziki-sauce/