Souvlaki on Pita Bread

Submitted by Poppy

"When you come to Greece you will find a souvlaki bar at every corner!! Try it..you will not regret it."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 2 lbs lean boneless leg of lamb, 1 1/2 inch cubes

• MARINADE

• 2⁄3 cup onion, chop
• 2⁄3 cup fresh parsley
• 2⁄3 cup olive oil
• 1⁄3 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons garlic, mince
• 2 tablespoons dried oregano leaves
• 1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• red pepper mayonnaise or tzatziki
• 1 medium onion, slice thin
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 8 pita breads (8")
• 2 cups lettuce, shredded
• 2 medium tomatoes, halve,slice thin
• Tabasco sauce or hot sauce (optional)
• 8 metal skewers or 8 presoaked long bamboo skewers (8")

directions

1. Place the lamb cubes in a large mixing bowl.
2. Combine all the marinade ingredients in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade, and process to a puree.
3. Pour the marinade over the lamb.
4. Toss the meat to coat well with the marinade.
5. Cover and let marinate for at least 4 hours at room temp or refrigerate overnight.
6. Prepare the mayonnaise and/or tzatziki, cover and refrigerate.
7. Toss the onion with the vinegar, cover, and refrigerate.
8. Wrap the pitas in foil and keep warm in a preheated 350~ oven while you cook the lamb.
9. Bring the lamb to room temp.
10. Thread the lamb cubes onto the skewers.
11. Prepare a medium-hot fire in a grill.
12. Place the lamb on the grill and cook, turning them frequently, until the lamb is medium rare, about 7 minutes.
13. Transfer the lamb cubes to a warm platter, and remove the lamb from the skewers.
14. These can also be broiled.
15. Set out the pita breads, lamb, the mayonnaise and/or tzatziki, onion, lettuce, and tomatoes at the table for guests to help themselves.
16. Spread some mayonnaise or tzatziki over a pita.
17. Distribute a few cubes of lamb on the bread and top with onion, lettuce, and tomatoes.
18. Sprinkle with a few drops of Tabasco sauce, if desired, roll up the pita, and eat the sandwich out of hand.
19. If you use store-bought instead of homemade pocketless pita breads, reheat them before serving.
20. To reheat,wrap them in foil in stacks of 2.
21. Place the foil-wrapped pita breads in a preheated 400~ oven until they are soft, about 15 minutes.