Seems kinda Greek to me!

The boyfriend took me to a neat Greek+Italian place for dinner over a week ago. It was pretty late and almost everything on their menu was wiped out so he ended up ordering Chicken Souvlaki for me. It took a while to prepare but it was worth the wait - with all the lemon, cumin and garlic flavors oozing off the chicken at every bite.

Instant inspiration!

So I've been Googling for a recipe that's easy enough for me to understand and follow. I was surprised, though, that none of the stuff I found listed cumin on the ingredients. Anyhoo, I found "Grilled Chicken Breast in Spiced Yogurt Sauce," which does have cumin. I tweaked it up just a tiny bit but this was pretty much it:

3 pcs skinless chicken breast fillet, cut in about an inch-and-a-half cubes
1 cup plain yogurt
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 bay leaf, torn to bits and pieces

- Whisk everything from the yogurt down to the cinnamon.
- Marinate the chicken in it for.. hmm.. at least 30 minutes.
- Grill on!




Okay, confession time. I didn't exactly follow the proportions for the spices.. So my so-called souvlaki didn't exactly turn out to be anything similar to what I had two Fridays ago.

For the yogurt sauce:

1 cup yogurt
2 tiny cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
a dash of salt

- Mix everything up and serve with the grilled chicken.

Oh, I also grilled zucchini pieces drizzled with olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper, and a few tomatoes to serve on the side.

And.. Tadaaaaa!