Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki Sauce

My husband and I love the fresh-tasting combination of lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil that is so prevalent in Greek cuisine. Inspired by these flavors, I created this recipe. We serve it alongside a Greek salad of chunked tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, and feta cheese. Tzatziki is a traditional Greek yogurt-based sauce flavored with lemon, garlic, and crisp cucumbers.

Yield: 2 servings (serving size: 2 skewers and about 1/4 cup tzatziki sauce)

Ingredients

• Souvlaki:
• 3  tablespoons  fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/2  teaspoons  chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2  teaspoons  olive oil
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 4  garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2  pound  skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1  medium zucchini, quartered lengthwise and cut into (1/2-inch-thick) slices
• Cooking spray
• 
  Tzatziki Sauce:
• 1/2  cup  cucumber, peeled, seeded, and shredded
• 1/2  cup  plain low-fat yogurt
• 1  tablespoon  lemon juice
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1  garlic clove, minced

Preparation

To prepare souvlaki, combine the first 5 ingredients in a zip-top plastic bag; seal and shake to combine. Add chicken to bag; seal and shake to coat. Marinate chicken in refrigerator for 30 minutes, turning once.

Remove chicken from bag; discard marinade. Thread the chicken and zucchini, alternately onto each of 4 (8-inch) skewers.

Heat a grill pan coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add skewers; cook 8 minutes or until chicken is done, turning once.

To prepare tzatziki sauce, combine cucumber, yogurt, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1 garlic clove, stirring well. Serve the tzatziki sauce with souvlaki.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

219 (19% from fat)

Fat:

4.7g (sat 1.3g,mono 2.3g,poly 0.6g)

Protein:

30.9g

Carbohydrate:

12.3g

Fiber:

2.4g

Cholesterol:

69mg

Iron:

1.4mg

Sodium:

705mg

Calcium:

161mg