Chicken Gyros Anyone?

Chicken Gyros Anyone?

1/4 cup lemon juice

1/3 cup red wine vinegar

2 tbls EVOO

2 cloves minced garlic, divided

1/2 tsp ground mustard

1/2 tsp dried oregano

4-5 boneless skinless chicken breasts 

1/2 cup chopped peeled cucumber

1 cup plain yogurt

1/2 tsp dill weed

1/4 tsp fresh mint -- optional

S&P

6 whole gyro-style pitas

1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced & halved

2 heads romaine, chopped

1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, sliced once

1 package feta cheese

Optional: Cavender's Greek Seasoning.

Greek food!  Well, there is just no other food quite like it and, quite honestly, I think it has to be one of the best combos on the planet!  It's fresh, full of flavor & carries me back to quaint outdoor restaurants in Greece with every bite!

This is a very easy recipe.  Take a Ziploc & dump in the lemon juice, red wine vinegar, 1/2 the garlic, EVOO, mustard, oregano, S&P. (I'm also nuts over Cavendar's Geek Seasoning, if you have it put a few good shakes in) Place your chicken in the bag and place it into a baking dish to lay flat for 4-6 hrs, refrigerate.  Turn it at least once will it's marinating.

For the sauce: Place the yogurt, cucumber, dill, mint, other 1/2 garlic, S&P in a bowl.  Give it a stir and  put it into the fridge with your meat.  Let it all hang out, so the flavors will blend together.

When it's close to dinner time, take out your meat.  You can now either grill it and slice it into 1/2 strip or you can saute it in a pan with EVOO.  If you choose to saute, simply circle your pan twice with EVOO and brown until it no longer pink in the middle. It will be about 7-10 minutes, depending on the size our your chicken breasts.

I of course like to do this one as a serve yourself gyro bar.  So, fill up fun bowls with the onion, romaine, tomatoes, crumbled feta cheese & your yummy gyro sauce.  Then, heat up your largest skillet, brush WHOLE gyros with EVOO & heat both sides in the skillet.  It won't take long, you are just warming them up &  making them more original to eat.  Now, some people like to cut them in half & fill the pockets, which is great for the kids & fine for adults too, but I'm just keeping with the traditional custom.

Now, set our your pitas at the top of the bar, followed by your meat & all the other bowls.  Be sure to check out my Greek pasta if you want a fun side dish to go with the Chicken Gyros.  Oh, you might want to get out a big bowl of olives, because you can't go to Greece & not have olives!