High Seas Chicken Souvlaki |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This traditional Greek dish is even easy to make in a small galley-style kitchen. Grill marinated chicken and pile it into warm pita bread with yogurt sauce, vegetables, and feta cheese. Ingredients:
8 bamboo skewers |
1 cucumber - peeled, seeded, and shredded |
1 (12 ounce) container greek-style yogurt |
2 cloves garlic, minced |
2 sprigs fresh dill, chopped |
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste |
2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch strips |
2 sprigs fresh oregano, chopped |
2 cloves garlic, minced |
1 lemon, juiced |
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil |
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste |
3 roma tomatoes, diced |
1 cucumber - peeled, seeded, and diced |
1/2 red onion, cut into thin 1-inch-long strips |
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil |
1/2 lemon, juiced |
8 pita bread rounds |
4 ounces feta cheese, cut into 1/4-inch slices |
Directions:
1. Soak the bamboo skewers in water for 30 to 40 minutes.
2. Place shredded cucumber in a fine mesh sieve and press out excess liquid; allow to drain for 15 minutes.
3. Combine yogurt, 2 cloves minced garlic, shredded cucumber, dill, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Set aside in the refrigerator to chill.
4. Place chicken in a bowl and add the oregano, 2 cloves minced garlic, lemon juice, 2 tablespoons olive oil, salt, and pepper in a large bowl; stir thoroughly and set aside in the refrigerator to chill for 20 minutes.
5. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
6. Combine tomatoes, diced cucumber, onion, 2 tablespoons olive oil, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Toss to combine.
7. Skewer the marinated chicken.
8. Grill the chicken skewers, squeezing with juice from 1/2 a lemon while cooking, until browned and no longer pink inside, about 5 minutes on each side.
9. Heat the pita bread on the grill until warmed through, 1 to 2 minutes on each side. Top each heated pita bread round with chicken from 1 skewer, 1 to 2 spoonfuls of yogurt sauce, and tomato salad. Top with feta cheese slices.
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