Chicken Gyro Recipe

Chicken Gyro Recipe (with home made tzatziki sauce)

Tzatziki (Greek Yogurt and Cucumber Sauce)
(Makes about 3 1/2 cups. That is actually a lot of sauce so I would cut the recipe in half or even a quarter).

3 cups Greek Yogurt (or regular plain yogurt, strained as described above)
juice of one lemon (about 3 T)
1 garlic clove, chopped
2 medium cucumbers, seeded and diced
about 1 T kosher salt for salting cucumbers
1 T finely chopped fresh dill (can substitute mint leaves for a slightly different version)
Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

If you don't have Greek yogurt, strain plain yogurt as described above. Peel cucumbers, then cut in half lengthwise and take a small spoon and scrape out seeds. Discard seeds. (If you use the small seedless or European cucumbers with few seeds, you can skip this step.) Slice cucumbers, then put in a colander, sprinkle on 1 T salt, and let stand for 30 minutes to draw out water. Drain well and wipe dry with paper towel.

In food processor with steel blade, add cucumbers, garlic, lemon juice, dill, and a few grinds of black pepper. Process until well blended, then stir this mixture into the yogurt. Taste before adding any extra salt, then salt if needed. Place in refrigerator for at least two hours before serving so flavors can blend. (This resting time is very important.)

This will keep for a few days or more in the refrigerator, but you will need to drain off any water and stir each time you use it.


This printable recipe from KalynsKitchen.com
http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2007/07/worlds-best-tzatziki-sauce-recipe-greek.html


Chicken:
Cook sliced chicken breasts in a frying pan. I use either olive oil, Safflower oil or grapeseed oil to cook the chicken in. (Olive oi gives the best flavor for this dish). I seasoned the chicken with garlic powder and Cayenne Pepper to taste instead of salt and pepper.
Then I chopped up the chicken, some tomato, onions and lettuce and threw it in a pita pocket with the Tzatziki sauce.... YUMMMM!