Sharon's Scrumptious Souvlaki

This is my family's favorite Greek dish. Lamb is marinated overnight, then threaded onto skewers and grilled. The meat is served on a pita bread with a zesty, garlicky yogurt sauce. This can be served with a Greek salad and rice pilaf.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 814 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ teaspoon dried dill weed
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 cup red wine
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 cucumber, shredded
• freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tomato, thinly sliced
• 2 pounds lamb, cut into 1 inch square cubes
• 1 tablespoon dried mint, crushed
• 4 cups plain yogurt
• 8 pita bread rounds

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place lamb in a large bowl. Add 1/2 cup olive oil, red wine, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, oregano, mint and garlic. Stir until lamb is well coated. Cover, and refrigerate 3 hours, or overnight.

Step 2

Preheat grill, and lightly oil grate. In a small bowl, combine yogurt, cucumber, minced garlic and 2 tablespoons olive oil. Season with dill weed, salt and pepper; set aside.

Step 3

Thread meat onto skewers. Grill 10 minutes, turning once. Lightly sprinkle pita bread with olive oil, and place on grill until warm, about 1 minute. Serve meat on pita bread along with sliced red onion, sliced tomato and yogurt sauce.