Greek Lamb On Skewers (souvlaki)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 1 garlic clove (minced)
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons dried oregano leaves
• 3 lbs lamb
• 4 tomatoes (cut into wedges)
• 2 onions (cut into strips)
• 1/2 lb feta cheese (cubed)
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 garlic clove (crushed)
• 2 tablespoons dill (chopped)
• 1 teaspoon dry oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups yogurt
• 1/2 cup cucumber (peeled, seeded, grated)
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried mint
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 12 pita breads
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon paprika

Recipe

• 1 for the marinade: combine first 8 ingredients.
• 2 cut lamb up into 1/2" thick, 1" wide, 3" long strips.
• 3 pour marinade over lamb and chill overnight. turning occasionally.
• 4 for the veggies: combine the next 10 ingredients and let chill over night.
• 5 skewer meat. if using wooden skewers, soak for an hour in water first. about 8 slices per stick.
• 6 prepare grill. add wood chips. any type will do.
• 7 grill until meat is done, brushing often with marinade. meat should be brown around the edges, but still a little pink in the center. don't dry the meat out.
• 8 serve with warm pita. guests should wrap a warm pita round the meat and pull the skewer our, then top their "taco" with marinated veggies, feta, and tzaziki.
• 9 for the tzaziki: place the yogurt in cheese cloth. twist to bind and squeeze the yogurt. place in colander over a bowl to drain for an hour or so.
• 10 peel and slice a cucumber down the middle, and spoon out the seeds.
• 11 grate the cucumber. squeeze out as much juice as you can.
• 12 in a bowl, mix the yogurt, cucumber, garlic, oil, salt, mint, and lemon juice. let chill a few hours (over night is best).
• 13 for the pita: buy pita flat bread (whole breads without the pocket).
• 14 mix olive oil with paprika.
• 15 brush each piece on both sides with a little of the olive oil.
• 16 place on hot griddle and warm thoroughly (about a minute or so on each side).
• 17 serve warm.