Below is the original recipe. If you serve it as specified, it is basically a middle eastern Gyro. I just served it as chicken breasts topped with the yogurt sauce. In doing so, it can be gluten free! I served Naan bread on the side (not gluten-free). It would also be delicious with some quinoa.
This is the gyro-esque picture from Cooking Light.
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper (or less if you are afraid of spice)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon ground coriander
- 5 tablespoons plain low-fat Greek-style yogurt, divided
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, divided
- 3 garlic cloves, minced and divided
- 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon tahini (I had a really hard time finding this in the store. It is by the asian food and is in a tall jar. It is yellowish. Apparently tahini is just ground up sesame seeds. I'm not convinced it added a ton of flavor and you could probably do without it. It was about $7 for the jar)
For serving as a gyro-type dish:
- 4 (6-inch) pitas, halved
- 1/2 cup chopped cucumber
- 1/2 cup chopped plum tomato
- 1/4 cup prechopped red onion
Preparation
- 1. Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl; stir in 1 tablespoon yogurt, 1 tablespoon juice, and 2 garlic cloves. Add chicken; toss to coat. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken mixture to pan; sauté 6 minutes or until browned and done, stirring frequently.
- 2. While chicken cooks, combine remaining 1/4 cup yogurt, remaining 1 tablespoon lemon juice, remaining 1 garlic clove, and tahini, stirring well. Spread 1 1/2 teaspoons tahini mixture inside each pita half; divide chicken evenly among pita halves. Fill each pita half with 1 tablespoon cucumber, 1 tablespoon tomato, and 1 1/2 teaspoons onion.
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