Chicken Gyros With Yogurt Dill Sauce Recipe Epicuriouscom Recipes

CHICKEN GYROS WITH CUCUMBER SALSA AND TSATSIKI

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Peel and grate 1 cucumber, then squeeze it with your hands to remove excess water. Stir together with yogurt, 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, one third of garlic, and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper to make tsatsiki.
• Cut remaining cucumber into 1/4-inch pieces and stir together with tomatoes, onion, parsley, mint, remaining 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper to make salsa.
• Gently simmer oil, oregano, rosemary, remaining garlic, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in a small heavy saucepan, stirring constantly, until garlic is fragrant but not browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Toss chicken with 3 tablespoons garlic oil and brush one side of bread with remainder.
• Heat bread, oiled side up, in a 4-sided sheet pan, covered with foil, 3 to 4 inches from broiler 3 minutes. Uncover and broil, rotating bread for even coloring, until golden in spots, about 2 minutes.
• Spread some of tsatsiki on warm bread and top with chicken and some of lettuce and salsa. Serve remaining lettuce, salsa, and tsatsiki on the side.

SPICY CHICKEN WITH YOGURT AND DILL

Steps:

• Place chicken in medium bowl; sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Stir in plain yogurt. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.
• Heat vegetable oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots, chilies, ginger and cumin; sauté until shallots are tender, about 2 minutes. Add chicken with yogurt and sauté until chicken begins to brown, about 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 3 minutes. Uncover skillet. Stir in dill. Increase heat to medium-high and simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

CHICKEN GYROS WITH DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• In small bowl blend together yogurt, 2 tablespoons dill, garlic, and 1 teaspoons lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken with oregano, 1 teaspoons dill, salt and pepper. Saute until browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
• Add 1 tablespoons oil to skillet and saute onions until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Return chicken and any juices to skillet. Add 1 tablespoons lemon juice. Stir until heated through, about 2 minutes.
• Top pita rounds with chicken mixture. Spoon dill sauce over chicken and serve.

CHICKEN GYROS WITH YOGURT-DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir yogurt, 2 tablespoons dill, garlic and 1 teaspoon lemon juice in small bowl to blend. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place chicken in medium bowl. Sprinkle with oregano, 1 teaspoon dill and salt and pepper. Toss to coat.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; sauté until brown and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Transfer to plate. Add 1 tablespoon oil to skillet. Add onions; sauté until beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Return chicken and any juices to skillet. Add 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Stir until heated through, about 2 minutes.
• Arrange pita rounds on plates. Top pita rounds with chicken mixture. Spoon some yogurt sauce over chicken. Serve, passing extra sauce separately.