How To Make Chicken Souvlaki
Ah, chicken souvlaki. Juicy marinated chicken on a skewer with creamy tzatziki, fries, pita, and tomato salad. What's not to love?
Done in 2 hours
Serves 4
Ingredients
for the chicken
8boneless chicken thighs
2 tspdried oregano
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tbsphoney
3garlic cloves, grated
1lemon, juiced
2 tbspolive oil
Salt and pepper, to taste
for the tzatziki
6 tbspGreek yoghurt
1/2cucumber, grated
3garlic cloves, grated
Handfulfresh dill, finely chopped
1 tbspwhite wine vinegar
1/2lemon, juiced
Salt and pepper, to taste
for the salad
200gcherry tomatoes, quartered
1red onion, thinly sliced
2 tbspflat leaf parsley, finely chopped
1lemon, juiced
2 tbspolive oil
Salt and pepper, to taste
to serve
Seasoned fries
4pita or flatbreads
100gfeta, crumbled
What's the difference between Greek souvlaki and gyros, you might ask? Well, gyros is usually made from stacking meat and cooking it rotisserie-style. Souvlaki is marinated meat piled on a skewer, cooked over the grill. We've served souvlaki with pita, fries, tzatziki, and a tomato salad. It's pretty lovely.
Method
Start by marinating the chicken. In a large bowl, combine the olive oil, oregano, smoked paprika, honey, garlic, lemon, salt, and pepper. Taste for seasoning, then add the diced chicken. Toss well to coat, cover, then leave in the fridge for at least 1 hour or up to 8.
Meanwhile, prepare the tzatziki. Place the grated cucumber in a tea towel, then squeeze all of the water out of the cucumber over the sink. Add to a bowl along with greek yoghurt, lemon, vinegar, dill, garlic, salt, and pepper. Set aside
For the salad, combine the tomatoes, onion, parsley, lemon, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Leave to sit.
This is a good time to cook the fries, and warm up the flatbreads.
Place all of the diced chicken on skewers. If you're using wooden skewers, soak them in water for an hour before. Place over a roasting tray, and pop under the grill, rotating them every 5 minutes until the chicken is nicely charred.
Assemble your souvlaki with flatbreads, fries, tomato salad, feta, and tzatziki. Enjoy!
