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Chicken souvlaki
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Chicken souvlaki

Lemon, garlic and oregano give these tender chicken skewers a bright, savoury flavour.

Prep
30 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
4
Level
Easy
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Gather

Ingredients

  • 600 gboneless chicken thighs, cut into 3 cm pieces
  • 2 tbspolive oil
  • 1lemon, juiced
  • 2 clovegarlic, crushed
  • 2 tspdried oregano
  • ½ tspsalt
  • 150 gGreek yoghurt
  • 150 gcucumber, grated and squeezed dry
  • 4pitta breads

Make

Method

  1. 1.

    Mix the oil, half the lemon juice, garlic, oregano and salt. Add the chicken and leave to marinate in the fridge for 20 minutes.

    25 minutes
  2. 2.

    Meanwhile, stir the yoghurt, cucumber and remaining lemon juice together to make a sauce.

    3 minutes
  3. 3.

    Heat the grill to medium-high. Thread the chicken onto eight skewers and place on a foil-lined grill tray, discarding any leftover marinade.

    2 minutes
  4. 4.

    Grill for 12–15 minutes, turning regularly, until browned and the thickest chicken pieces reach 75°C in the centre.

    15 minutes
  5. 5.

    Warm the pittas in a toaster and serve with the chicken and cucumber yoghurt.

    2 minutes