Greek salad and chicken skewers

Recipes / Meat

Enjoy chicken skewers Greek-style with this tasty recipe!

Recipe «Greek salad and chicken skewers» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 700g chicken thigh fillets, trimmed, cut into 4cm pieces, 2 red capsicums, cut into 4cm pieces, 2 green capsicums, cut into 4cm pieces, 3/4 cup pimento-stuffed olives, finely chopped, 2 tbsp fresh oregano leaves, finely chopped , 1/4 cup lemon juice, 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, 6 yirros bread rounds or pita bread , 1 baby cos lettuce, leaves separated, torn, 2 Lebanese cucumber, peeled into ribbons, Plain Greek-style yoghurt, to serve.

Ingredients:

  • 700g chicken thigh fillets, trimmed, cut into 4cm pieces 
  • 2 red capsicums, cut into 4cm pieces 
  • 2 green capsicums, cut into 4cm pieces 
  • 3/4 cup pimento-stuffed olives, finely chopped 
  • 2 tbsp fresh oregano leaves, finely chopped 
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice 
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 
  • 6 yirros bread rounds or pita bread 
  • 1 baby cos lettuce, leaves separated, torn 
  • 2 Lebanese cucumber, peeled into ribbons 
  • Plain Greek-style yoghurt, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Thread chicken, red capsicum and green capsicum onto skewers. Place in a shallow glass or ceramic dish.
  2. Combine olives, oregano, lemon juice and oil in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon 1/2 the mixture over skewers. Turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes to marinate, if time permits.
  3. Heat a greased barbecue hotplate and chargrill on medium-high heat. Cook skewers on hotplate, turning, for 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Cook bread rounds on chargrill for 1 to 2 minutes each side or until lightly charred.
  4. Divide cos and cucumber ribbons among serving plates. Drizzle with remaining oil mixture. Top each with 2 chicken skewers Serve with charred yirros and a dollop of Greek-style yoghurt.