GO GREEK! Souvlaki & Tzatziki Gyros

LESSON IN GREEK:

1) "Gyro" is pronounced "yee-roh."

2) The yummy cucumber sauce is called "Tzatziki" <sats-ee-kee>

3) The chicken, beef, pork or lamb pieces inside of your gyro is souvlaki. <soo-vlah-kee> Typically, the souvlaki is grilled on a skewer, like a kabob, with various spices.

Tzatziki

In a food processor, blend...

1/2 cucumber (skin on)

2 large garlic cloves,

lemon juice

1 tbsp fresh dill

1 turn of Olive Oil

salt to taste

Remove from processor, strain most of the water and add to

a bowl. 
Next add

1 cup of 2% greek yogurt (Faye is the best) and stir together. Reserve this in fridge until ready to serve.

**Rice is totally up to you, but, I like to use basmati with a hint of lemon juice**

Souvlaki

4oz of chicken breasts or sirloin or pork and cube into bite sized pieces. Tenderize them and put them in a large ziplock bag. Next add:

1 tbsp each: Oregano, mint, dill
2tbsp turn of olive oil

2 tsp each S & P

Brown in a skillet on high or grill on skewers until completely cooked.

In a warm pita, add a dollop of tzatziki, your chicken (or whatever meat you made), rice, feta cheese,

diced tomatoes, red onions, lettuce and Kalamata olives. In this Gyro, I'm using kale and romaine lettuce. I'm also using a wheat pita to save on the calories. All in all, this BIG, FAT, GREEK pita is around 400 calories. You can LOAD this sucker and still be eating healthy. Got leftovers? Take this bad boy with you for lunch and use the ingredients like a salad. Use the following dressing recipe and dig in. 

Yes, you'll want a mint. The cucumber sauce packs a garlicky wallop! Omit the mint if you deliberately want co-workers to leave you the 'eff alone.