HIGH SEAS CHICKEN SOUVLAKI

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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.

Provided by elchivo

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Greek

Time 1h40m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 19

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
½ red onion, cut into thin 1-inch-long strips
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
½ lemon, juiced
8 pita bread rounds
4 ounces feta cheese, cut into 1/4-inch slices

Steps:

Soak the bamboo skewers in water for 30 to 40 minutes.
Place shredded cucumber in a fine mesh sieve and press out excess liquid; allow to drain for 15 minutes.
Combine yogurt, 2 cloves minced garlic, shredded cucumber, dill, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Set aside in the refrigerator to chill.
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.
Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
Combine tomatoes, diced cucumber, onion, 2 tablespoons olive oil, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Toss to combine.
Skewer the marinated chicken.
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.
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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 688.5 calories, Carbohydrate 70.1 g, Cholesterol 76.7 mg, Fat 31 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 31.9 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, Sodium 944 mg, Sugar 10.1 g