Chicken gyros salad
https://www.coop.co.uk/recipes/chicken-gyros-salad
Inspired by a street food favourite from Greece, this is great for picnics too
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Feeds
8
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Ready in
45 minutes
Each serving contains
% of adult’s reference intake | Carbohydrates per serving : 35g
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Ingredients
- 250g Co-op 0% fat Greek style natural yogurt
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp dried mint
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 2 x 385g packs Co-op British chicken mini fillets
- 1 tbsp Co-op olive oil
- 225g Co-op piccolo tomatoes, halved
- 250g Co-op baby plum tomatoes, halved
- 1 cucumber, cut into ribbons using a vegetable peeler
- 1 small red onion, finely sliced
- 75g pitted black olives
- 2 tbsp Co-op extra virgin olive oil
- Juice of half a lemon
- Handful mint (optional),finely chopped
- 75g Co-op Feta
- 8 Co-op white pitta breads, toasted (optional)
Method
- In a large bowl, mix together the yogurt, garlic, dried mint and oregano, then season
- Add the chicken fillets and mix well
- Leave to marinate in the fridge for at least 30 mins, ideally a couple of hours
- Heat the olive oil in a griddle pan and cook the chicken for 10-12 mins, or until golden and cooked through
- Remove from the pan and leave to cool
- Meanwhile, mix together the tomatoes, cucumber, red onion and olives
- Whisk the extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice with the mint, if using
- Season and drizzle over the salad
- Toss the chicken through the salad and crumble over the Feta
- Serve as is, or stuffed in pittas (toasted at home, then wrapped in foil), if you like
