LAMB SOUVLAKI WITH TZATZIKI
Athos Euripidou of Fortunes Coffee Shop in Durban says, “By nature, I love feeding people. It must be the Cypriot in me.”
SERVES 8
Preparation: 15 min
Cooking: 35-40 min
Marinating: 1 hour
1 leg of lamb, cut into 5cm cubes
15ml (1T) Greek oregano
5ml (1t) salt
20 skewers
TZATZIKI
1 litre double-thick yoghurt
pinch of dried mint
1 garlic clove, crushed
5ml (1t) olive oil
1 cucumber, grated and strained
pinch of salt
SALAD
2 bunches of parsley, finely chopped
2 red onions, sliced
3 tomatoes, diced
1 cucumber, diced
juice of 2 lemons
pinch of sea salt
TO SERVE
8 pitta breads
1 Marinate the lamb with the oregano and salt for 1 hour. Slide onto the skewers and cook over coals.
2 Tzatziki Mix the ingredients.
3 Salad Mix the ingredients.
4 To serve Toast the pitta breads over the coals for a minute and add the lamb, tzatziki and salad.
(Turn over)