Chicken Souvlaki (Shish-Kabob) W/ Cucumber Salad, Pita, & Tzatziki Sauce

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Chicken Souvlaki with Cucumber Salad, Pita, and Tzatziki Sauce

Ingredients:

2 Lbs. Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast (cut into 1” cubes)

4 Oz. Fresh Lemon Juice

½ Tbsp. Finely Chopped Fresh Oregano

3 Oz. Extra Virgin Olive Oil

2 Large Cucumbers

3 Plum Tomatoes, julienned

1 Red Onion

8 Oz. Greek Yogurt

2 Tsp. Finely Chopped Mint

4 Garlic Cloves, minced

½ Tbsp. Parsley, cleaned and finely chopped

½ Tbsp. Chives, finely cut

3 Oz. Feta Cheese, crumbled

12 6” Skewers that have been soaked in water for about an hour

Salt and Pepper to taste

Pita Bread

Method:

Pre-heat oven to 200 F.

In a bowl, combine cubed chicken, 2 oz of lemon juice, oregano, ½ of the minced garlic, 1 oz of olive oil, salt, and pepper and toss together. Let the chicken marinate for at least 45 minutes in the refrigerator.

Tzatziki Sauce:

Peel and seed 1 cucumber and combine with ½ of the red onion in a food processor, until everything is chopped up. Then place that mixture in a kitchen towel and squeeze it to get the excess liquid out. In a small bowl, combine the cucumber and diced red onion mixture with ½ of the minced garlic, 1 oz of the lemon juice, mint, yogurt, salt and pepper and mix together.

Cucumber salad:

With a large vegetable peeler, begin to peel the cucumber length-wise to form thin ribbons. Then cut the plum tomatoes in half and de-seed them so you only have the fleshy part left. Then slice them thinly length-wise. With the other ½ of the red onion, slice into slivers. Combine all 3 ingredients and the feta cheese with 1 oz lemon juice, 2 oz olive oil, chives, salt and pepper to taste.

Thread 3 cubes of chicken per skewer and cook in a well heated ridged grill pan or on a grill. While the chicken is cooking, coat pita bread with olive oil, parsley, garlic, and salt and pepper and place on cookie sheets in the oven for 5-6 minutes until warmed.

To serve, take some of the cucumber salad and place on a plate with the skewers placed across the salad. Then cut pita bread into small triangles and place on the plate with a side of tzatziki sauce.

Serves 4-6 people

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