Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki
This Greek favourite is so easy to make at home! Loaded with classic Greek flavours of lemon, garlic and dried oregano. Fabulous for an outdoor BBQ!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lb750 g chicken thigh fillets ((or breast), cut into 1"/2.5cm pieces
- 2 tbspolive oil
- ¼ cuplemon juice
- 3garlic cloves (, minced
- 2 tbspdried oregano
- ½ tspsalt
- black pepper
- 1 tbspolive oil
- flatbreads / wraps / pita bread
- lettuce
- tomato slices
- 2lebanese cucumbers ((to make about ½ cup grated cucumber after squeezing out juice
- 1 ¼ cups300 g plain greek yoghurt
- 2 tspwhite wine vinegar ((or red wine or apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsplemon juice
- ½garlic clove (, minced
- 1 tbspextra virgin olive oil ((or more if you want richer
- ½ tspsalt
- black pepper
Directions
- 1
Place chicken and Marinade into a bowl and set aside to marinate for at least 3 hours to overnight.
- 2
Thread chicken onto 8 skewers.
- 3
Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat (or BBQ). Cook skewers for 3 minutes on each side, or until cooked through.
- 4
Serve Chicken Souvlaki with tzatziki, flatbreads (make your own!), lettuce and tomato slices.
Tzatziki
- 1
Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise. Use a teaspoon to scrape the watery seeds out. Coarsely grate the cucumber using a box grater. Then wrap in paper towels or a tea towel and squeeze to remove excess liquid.
- 2
Place cucumber in a bowl. Add remaining ingredients then mix to combine. Set aside for at least 20 minutes for the flavours to meld.