Grilled Chicken Skewers with Homemade Tzatziki Sauce

published by lanne on May 7, 2008

These skewers are economical and simple to make, but the homemade Tzatziki sauce makes them taste like a million bucks. This recipe will make 10-12 skewers, depending on the size of the chicken breast. The sauce should be made several hours ahead as you will need to drain the Yogurt to thicken it.

Ingredients:

  • 10-12 wooden skewers
  • 4 boneless Chicken breasts cut into ½ inch wide strips
  • 2 cups plain whole-fat Yogurt
  • ½ cup Sour Cream
  • 1 small seedless English cucumber, peeled, shredded and chopped
  • Juice of 1 Lemon or Lime
  • ½ Tbsp extra virgin Olive oil
  • 1 clove Garlic, grated
  • 1 tsp minced fresh Parsley
  • ½ tsp minced fresh Dill weed
  • Freshly ground black Pepper
  • 1 Tbsp Salt

Method:

  1. Put Yogurt in a cheesecloth lined strainer, cover and refrigerate 3-5 hours (make sur eyou have underneath to catch the liquid)
  2. Shred and chop cucumber, put into a small bowl and cover with a little salt, mix and let stand
  3. After 3-5 hours, transfer the thickened Yogurt to a bowl
  4. Drain liquid from Cucumber and squeeze out any excess liquid by wrapping it in a towel and pressing it.
  5. Combine all ingredients (except chicken) in the bowl with the Yogurt and mix well.
  6. Adjust Salt and Pepper
  7. Transfer sauce to an air-tight container.
  8. Skewers:
  9. Place chicken on skewers and brush with a little Olive Oil, Salt and Pepper and Garlic powder
  10. Grill over medium heat 10-12 minutes or until juices run clear

Tip: Always soak wooden skewers in water for at least ½ hour before putting on the meat. It`ll keep them from burning.

4 Responses so far | Have Your Say!

  1. # 1 by Darlene McFarlane
    May 8th, 2008 at 8:42 am #

    I have one question….

    When do we eat??

  2. # 2 by louie jerome
    May 10th, 2008 at 1:27 pm #

    Yum! I love tsatziki!

  3. # 3 by Lucy Lockett
    May 11th, 2008 at 9:27 pm #

    Thanks for the tip! This will help me.

  4. # 4 by Francie
    May 13th, 2008 at 11:35 pm #

    Sounds like a great recipe, I love yogurt, cucumbers and most all of your ingredients here! Another good recipe for my file…

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