Luxury Greek Chicken Gyros with Tzaziki


Greek Chicken Gyros with Tzaziki Best Of Slow Cooker Greek Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki



Ingredients






  • 2 lb / 1 kg chicken thigh fillets , boneless skinless





MARINADE






  • 3 large garlic cloves , minced (~ 3 tsp)

  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar (or red wine or apple cider
    vinegar)

  • 3 tbsp lemon juice

  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

  • 3 tbsp Greek yogurt , preferably full fat

  • 1 1/2 tbsp dried oregano

  • 1 tsp salt

  • Black pepper

































TZATZIKI






  • 2 cucumbers (to make about 1/2 – 3/4 cup grated cucumber
    after squeezing out juice)

  • 1 1/4 cups Greek yoghurt , preferably full fat

  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (or more if you want richer)

  • 1 garlic clove , minced

  • 1/4 tsp salt

  • Black pepper





























SALAD






  • 3 tomatoes , desseeded and diced

  • 3 cucumbers , diced

  • 1/2 red spanish onion , peeled and finely chopped

  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves (optional)

  • Salt and pepper





















TO SERVE






  • 4 to 6 pita breads or flat breads





Instructions









  1. Place the Marinade ingredients in a ziplock bag and massage
    to mix. Add the chicken into the ziplock bag and massage to cover all the
    chicken in the Marinade. Marinate for at least 2 hours, preferably 3 hours,
    ideally 12 hours and no longer than 24 hours.









MAKE THE TZATZIKI






  1. Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise. Use a teaspoon to
    scrape the watery seeds out. Coarsely grate the cucumber using a box grater.
    Then wrap in paper towels or a tea towel and squeeze to remove excess liquid.

  2. Place cucumber in a bowl. Add remaining ingredients then mix
    to combine. Set aside for at least 20 minutes for the flavours to meld.









SALAD






  1. Combine ingredients in a bowl.





COOK CHICKEN






  1. Brush the outdoor grill with oil, then preheat on medium
    high. Or heat 1 tbsp of oil in a fry pan over medium high heat.

  2. Remove chicken from Marinade. Cook the chicken for 2 to 3
    minutes on each side, until golden brown and cooked through (cooking time
    depends on size of chicken).

  3. Remove the chicken from the grill / fry pan onto a plate.
    Cover loosely with foil and allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.













ASSEMBLE GYROS






  1. If your chicken thighs are large, you may need to cut them.
    Mine were small.

  2. Get a pita bread or flatbread (preferably warmed) and place
    it on a piece of parchment (baking) paper (or you could use foil). Place some
    Salad down the middle of the bread, then top with chicken and Tzatziki.

  3. Roll the wrap up, enclosing it with the parchment paper.
    Twist the end with the excess parchment paper to secure it and cut if desired.

  4. I prefer to lay everything out on a table and let everyone
    help themselves.

















 Recipe Notes:




1. Tzatziki – makes a generous amount. But better to have
too much than not enough!




2. Freezing – chicken can be frozen in marinade uncooked.
Once thawed, massage well to remove curdling then cook per recipe!




Cooked chicken will keep for 4 days in the fridge.




3. Nutrition per serving assuming this serves 4 using pita
bread.





This article and recipe adapted from this site








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