What a great summer dish. The flavor is so tantalizing, it’s easy to imagine yourself on a Greek island with, well ok, an umbrella drink!
Greek Chicken Tzatziki Wraps
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken, beef, or lamb
- 2 TBSP extra virgin olive oil
- 2 TBSP sherry vinegar (or use cider vinegar)
- Juice and zest of 1/2 of a lemon
- 1/2 small onion, diced
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- Salt and pepper
- 1 cucumber
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt (or strain plain regular yogurt overnight)
- 1 garlic clove, pressed
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 TBSP chopped fresh dill
- 1 TBSP chopped fresh mint
- Salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta
- 1/4 cup halved, pitted kalamata olives
- Boston lettuce leaves
- Pita bread
Meat and Marinade
Tazatziki Dressing
Additions
Instructions
- Combine ground chicken and all marinade ingredients. Set in fridge for 2 hours or as long as overnight.
- Heat 2 TBSP olive oil in a skillet on medium high heat. Add marinated meat and cook until meat is done, moisture is evaporated, and meat is starting to brown. Remove from heat and let cool.
- For tazatziki dressing, peel and seed the cucumber. Grate the cucumber or cut in small dice. Squeeze some of the moisture out.
- Combine together all tazatziki ingredients.
- When meat is cool, add it to the dressing along with the feta and olives. Toss together.
- Wrap it up in lettuce leaves, or pita bread, or wholewheat tortillas.