Greek Dinner

Never liked Greek food until one Mother's Day in Puyallup, WA they closed our favorite Chinese restaurant and put in a Greek Restaurant.  Matt was out of town so Reid and I went there for dinner.  It was delicious, so I started scouring the web and cookbooks for recipes.  The following are the 2 bets one I make all the time for dinner.  Add some Naan and Hummus and you have a complete meal.

Chicken Souvlaki

1 cup fresh Oregano leaves- chopped

3 cloves garlic - put through press

2 shallots - minced

1 lemon - juiced

1/3 to 1/2 cup Olive Oil

Kosher Salt 

1 lb Chicken - skinless, boneless tenderloins

1. Add chopped Oregano, shallots, garlic, olive oil, salt and lemon juice to ziploc bag.

2. Put your chicken in bag and squeeze air out and coat in marinade, let sit for 1-4 hours in fridge.

3. When you are ready to cook chicken, preheat broiler and line a rimmed sheet pan with foil.

4. You can either skewer chicken or just place it directly in the pan.

5. Broil for 7-10 minutes until chicken is cooked.

*You can also do this with pork tenderloin or on the grill.

Greek Salad

1 Bell Pepper 

1 small Red Onion 

1 English Cucumber 

Grape or Cherry Tomatoss

Kalmatta Olives

Feta Cheese

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Red Wine Vinegar

Salt and Pepper to taste

1. Slice Bell Peppers, Onion and cucumber thin ( I use a mandoline)

2. Slice tomatos in half and split Olives or add whole (just make sure they are pitted)

3. Toss with salt and pepper and oil and vinegar to taste, or if I have a prepared vinagrete or even Italian dressing I will add that.