Greek and Easy!
Here's last nights dinner menu. It was easy and fun to prepare, uses only a handful of ingredients, none of which cost more than a few dollars.Chicken Souvlaki with Tabuleh, taziki and Pita
The usual meat for this dish is lamb, or pork, but I was in the mood for chicken. Either way, chunks of the meat are marinated in a lemony mixture, skewered and grilled. I love veggies and added peppers and onion chunks to the kabobs.
Serves 4
Wooded skewers
1 lb of lean meat, chicken, lamb, or pork
1/4 c fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/4 c olive oil
2-4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp oregano
salt and pepper
1. Trim fat from meat and cut into 1 inch chunks. Set aside.
2. In a big bowl, whisk together lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, and oregano. Add the meat and marinate in the fridge overnight or at room temp. for about 30 minutes.
3. Soak the skewers in cool water for 10 minutes to prevent burning.
4. Remove meat from marinade. (Boil the marinade reserves for 5 minutes if you want to use for basting to kill any bacteria)
5. Skewer it up! Broil under preheated broiler about 6 inches from heat. Turn and baste halfway through cooking. About 5-10 minutes on each side. I like a nice dark brown coat on the meat.
Serve with Tzaziki....
2 cups plain yogurt, yogurt cheese, or greek style yogurt
1 small unpeeled grated cucumber
2 garlic cloves (adjust to your taste)
1 tbsp chopped dill
salt and pepper
Just mix this all up and store in the fridge until serving. This will keep about a week in the fridge. This meze or appetizer is a great accompaniment to the souvlaki but can also be served with pita chips for a snack that's full of healthy B vitamins and minerals.
Tabuoleh Salad (this is one of my favorite things to eat, so fresh tasting and easy to make) It is also easy to make, just chopped up the ingredients really well and mix to your liking. Just be sure to add enough juice and olive oil to coat the salad and keep it moist.
A big bunch of parsley
a few sprigs of mint
chopped tomato
chopped cucumber
lots of lemon juice
olive oil
I served this meal with warm pita bread. It was a huge hit!!! I was going to save one of my skewers for lunch today but it was so good I had to eat it last night:) Ah well, I have lots of tzatziki and pita to eat instead:)
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