Chicken gyros rolls and homemade tzatziki with Greek yogurt

Chicken gyros rolls and homemade tzatziki with Greek yogurt

Summertime Recipe
Summertime Recipe

Let's fly to Greece with this summer classic, the gyros rolls with grilled chicken and tzatziki, a mild blend of yogurt and cucumber. A sandwich full of flavours and freshness.

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25 minutes
4 Gyros Rolls
6 minutes

Ingredients:

  • For the chicken
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 cloves of garlic, grated
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, sliced
  • For the Greek yogurt tzatziki
  • 1 cucumber, peeled and cut into small cubes
  • 1 cup Oikos Plain Greek yogurt (0% or 2%)
  • 1 clove of garlic, grated 
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped mint
  • To serve
  • Wheat tortillas
  • Lettuce leaves
  • Tomato slices
  • Cucumber slices
  • Red onion slices
  • Crumbled feta

Preparation steps

  • For the chicken preparation, combine all ingredients in a large bowl except for the meat. Add the chicken slices and coat them well. 

  • Let the chicken marinate for a while to prepare the homemade tzatziki. 

  • For the Greek yogurt tzatziki, combine all the ingredients in a bowl. Season generously with salt and pepper (adjust it if necessary) and keep refrigerated.

  • Heat a non-stick skillet, cook chicken 3 minutes on each side until golden brown.

  • To assemble each gyro, garnish a tortilla with lettuce leaves, tomato slices, cucumber, red onion and crumbled feta cheese.

  • Add grilled chicken and generously coat with homemade Greek yogurt tzatziki