Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki Sauce
Serve these kabobs as an appetizer with the sauce for dipping, or as sandwiches. Slather the sauce on warmed pita and place the chicken in the pockets along with sliced tomatoes and red onion.
Yield
6 servingsPrep
15 minCook
12 minReady
4 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¼ | cup |
olive oil
|
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
lemon juice
freshly squeezed |
|
| 2 | cloves |
garlic
minced |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
oregano
dried |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
kosher salt
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
black pepper
|
|
| 1 ½ | pound |
chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless
cut into bit-sized pieces |
|
| Tzatziki sauce | |||
| 6 | ounces |
greek yogurt
plain |
|
| ½ | medium |
cucumbers
peeled, seeded and grated |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
olive oil, extra-virgin
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
lemon juice
freshly squeezed |
|
| 1 | clove |
garlic
minced |
|
| 1 | pinch |
kosher salt
|
*
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
dill weed, dried
|
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | ml |
olive oil
|
|
| 45 | ml |
lemon juice
freshly squeezed |
|
| 2 | cloves |
garlic
minced |
|
| 5 | ml |
oregano
dried |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
kosher salt
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
black pepper
|
|
| 680.4 | g |
chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless
cut into bit-sized pieces |
|
| Tzatziki sauce | |||
| 173.4 | ml/g |
greek yogurt
plain |
|
| 0.5 | medium |
cucumbers
peeled, seeded and grated |
|
| 15 | ml |
olive oil, extra-virgin
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
lemon juice
freshly squeezed |
|
| 1 | clove |
garlic
minced |
|
| 1 | pinch |
kosher salt
|
*
|
| 5 | ml |
dill weed, dried
|
*
|
Directions
For the marinade: Combine olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper; place in a large re-sealable plastic bag. Add chicken pieces to the bag, re-seal, and massage the marinade into the chicken. Let marinate in refrigerator for at least 3 hours, and up to 5 hours, turning and massaging bag occasionally.
Prepare the sauce: Combine all ingredients and refrigerate for at least 1 to 2 hours to allow the flavors to develop.
Soak 6 wooden skewers in water for at least 30 minutes OR have 6 metal skewers ready.
Heat grill to medium-high and lightly oil the grate.
Remove chicken pieces from marinade and thread onto the skewers, discarding the unused marinade.
Grill kabobs for about 6 minutes per side, until chicken is no longer pink in the center.
Serve with tzatziki sauce for dipping, or make pita sandwiches.
