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Chicken Gyros with Cucumber Salsa and Tsatsiki

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Chicken Gyros with Cucumber Salsa and Tsatsiki

Chicken Gyros with Cucumber Salsa and Tsatsiki

amanda

Equipment

  • - Stand Mixer with Dough Hooks

  • - Spice Grinder or Pre-ground Seasoning

  • - Cutting Board

  • - Chef's Knife

  • - Grill Pan or Outdoor Gas Grill

  • - Cuisiniere (or Cast Iron Skillet)

  • - Measuring Cups and Spoons

  • - Food Processor or Blender

  • - Wire Whisk

  • - Large Bowl

  • - Food Storage Containers

Ingredients

  • 2 Kirby cucumbers, divided

  • 1 1/2 cups Greek yogurt (3/4 pounds)

  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, divided

  • 5 garlic cloves, minced, divided

  • 1 pint grape tomatoes, quartered

  • 1 small red onion, halved and thinly sliced

  • 1/3 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

  • 1/4 cup chopped mint

  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

  • 1 rounded teaspoon dried oregano

  • 1 rounded teaspoon dried rosemary, crumbled

  • 1 (12-ounces) package naan bread (four 8-inch pieces) or 4 (8-inch) pocketless pita rounds

  • 1/2 roast chicken, skin discarded, meat shredded (about 2 1/4 cups), and carcass reserved for stock

  • 1/2 head iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced

Instructions

1

Instruction 1

Preheat broiler.
2

Instruction 2

Peel and grate 1 cucumber, then squeeze it with your hands to remove excess water. Stir together with yogurt, 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, one third of garlic, and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper to make tsatsiki.
3

Instruction 3

Cut remaining cucumber into 1/4-inch pieces and stir together with tomatoes, onion, parsley, mint, remaining 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper to make salsa.
4

Instruction 4

Gently simmer oil, oregano, rosemary, remaining garlic, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in a small heavy saucepan, stirring constantly, until garlic is fragrant but not browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Toss chicken with 3 tablespoons garlic oil and brush one side of bread with remainder.
5

Instruction 5

Heat bread, oiled side up, in a 4-sided sheet pan, covered with foil, 3 to 4 inches from broiler 3 minutes. Uncover and broil, rotating bread for even coloring, until golden in spots, about 2 minutes.
6

Instruction 6

Spread some of tsatsiki on warm bread and top with chicken and some of lettuce and salsa. Serve remaining lettuce, salsa, and tsatsiki on the side.
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