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Category: Greek Entrees
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Ingredients:
1 batch chicken souvlaki (lightly toasted)(recipe is in my cdkitchen)
4 pitas
2 tomatoes (sliced)
1 red onion (sliced)
1 batch tzatziki (recipe follows)
1/2 cup feta (crumbled, optional)
2 roasted red peppers (sliced, optional)(recipe for roasted red peppers follows)
Directions:
1. Assemble gyros.
Makes 4 gyros.
Tzatziki
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Greek yogurt or strained yogurt
1/2 cup cucumber (peeled, seeded, and shredded, squeezed and drained)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill or mint (optional)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 splash ouzo (optional)
salt & pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Mix everything and let chill in the fridge for an hour or more to let the flavours mingle.
Makes 4 servings.
How to Roast Red Peppers
Directions:
1. Cut the red peppers in half, remove the stem and seeds.
2. Place the red peppers on a baking sheet with the cut side facing down.
3. Preheat the oven to 450F and then change it to broil.
4. Place the baking sheet on the top shelf in the oven and broil until the outer layer of the skin has blackened, about 10-20 minutes.
5. Place the peppers in a zip-lock bag or other sealable container, seal and let them cool until you can handle them, about 20 minutes.
6. Remove the skins from the peppers. The skins should easily "pinch" off.
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Category: Greek Entrees
Prep Time: Cook Time: Total Time:
Ingredients:
1 batch chicken souvlaki (lightly toasted)(recipe is in my cdkitchen)
4 pitas
2 tomatoes (sliced)
1 red onion (sliced)
1 batch tzatziki (recipe follows)
1/2 cup feta (crumbled, optional)
2 roasted red peppers (sliced, optional)(recipe for roasted red peppers follows)
Directions:
1. Assemble gyros.
Makes 4 gyros.
Tzatziki
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Greek yogurt or strained yogurt
1/2 cup cucumber (peeled, seeded, and shredded, squeezed and drained)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill or mint (optional)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 splash ouzo (optional)
salt & pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Mix everything and let chill in the fridge for an hour or more to let the flavours mingle.
Makes 4 servings.
How to Roast Red Peppers
Directions:
1. Cut the red peppers in half, remove the stem and seeds.
2. Place the red peppers on a baking sheet with the cut side facing down.
3. Preheat the oven to 450F and then change it to broil.
4. Place the baking sheet on the top shelf in the oven and broil until the outer layer of the skin has blackened, about 10-20 minutes.
5. Place the peppers in a zip-lock bag or other sealable container, seal and let them cool until you can handle them, about 20 minutes.
6. Remove the skins from the peppers. The skins should easily "pinch" off.
Note: This recipe is part of a user's personal recipEbox. It is not part of the CDKitchen collection.
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