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Chicken gyros with marinate tomato salad

Mediterranean marinated chicken skewers served with a refreshing summer salad of marinated tomato salad, cucumbers, red onions, olives, feta, mint and parsley. Serve it with flat bread and tzatziki for the ultimate summer meal.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: lunch, Main Course, Salad
Calories: 526
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

chicken+marinate
  • 2 lbs chicken breast (cubed)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • ¼ cup yogurt
  • 1 shallot (finely chopped)
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp cumin (ground or seeds)
  • 1-2 tsp sea salt (to taste)
  • ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • a squeeze of lemon juice (use lemon from the dressing)
marinated tomato salad
  • 6 medium/large tomatoes (cut in 4 or 6 lengthwise) (or use cherry tomatoes cut in 2 (about 3 cups) or a combination)
  • ½ cup olives (whatever type of olive you like)
  • ½ medium-sized cucumbers (wedges, cubes or slices)
  • ¼ cup feta cheese (crumbled)
  • 1 handful fresh mint leaves
  • 1 handful fresh parsley (chopped)
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1 lemon (zest and 1-2 tbsp of juice)
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
  • s+p (to taste)

Equipment

  • BBQ, grill (pan) or heavy bottom skillet

Method
 

Marinate the chicken
  1. Marinate the chicken cubes by putting them and all marinate ingredients in a (reusable) ziplock bag. Massage the chicken through the bag before putting it in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours.
To make homemade flat bread
  1. You can use store-bought flat bread, but I always like to make my own. I use my whole wheat naan bread dough to make this flat bread. It needs some time to rise so I make sure to start in time. Follow the link to make the naan bread.
Marinate the tomatoes
  1. In the meantime, marinate the tomatoes for the tomato salad; add all the dressing ingredients and tomatoes to a mixing bowl and stir to combine. Cover the bowl and refrigerate. While the tomatoes are marinating, thread the chicken.
Thread the chicken on skewers
  1. Thread the chicken cubes on skewers. Make sure to leave enough space to hold the skewers at the end (thread about 4-5 cubes on each skewer).
Make the tomato salad
  1. Drain the tomatoes, but make sure to catch the marinate since that is also the dressing for the salad.
    Add the tomatoes and all other salad ingredients to a salad bowl. Add ¼ of the dressing to it and toss to combine. Set the salad aside until you are ready to serve.
Optionally: make tzatziki
  1. To make tzatziki follow the link for details. Tip: make it ahead of time and refrigerate it until you are ready to assemble.
If you make homemade flat bread yourself:
  1. Once the dough has doubled, punch it down and mold it back into a ball with floured hands. Divide it into 4 pieces and shape balls and place them on a piece of parchment paper. Cover the dough balls with a towel and let them sit for 10 minutes.
    Using a bit of flour, shape the dough balls into flat breads with a rolling pin. Lightly though so the air from the rising isn’t all squeezed out.
  2. I heat up a bit of oil in a (cast iron/heavy bottom) skillet over medium/high heat. Carefully I transfer a flat bread to the skillet and slide it in. 1-2 minutes per side is enough to get nice coloring and air pockets.
Grill the chicken
  1. I bring the chicken skewers out to the heated bbq or I heat up a bit of oil in a grill pan or cast iron skillet over medium/high heat and grill the chicken until charred on all side.
Assemble the meal
  1. To assemble the meal, spread some tzatziki on a flat bread, cut the chicken off the skewer and place it on top of the tzatziki. And finally scoop some tomato salad on top of the chicken.

Notes

Recipes:
tzatziki
flat bread (whole wheat naan bread)
 
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