One of my favorites Greek dishes is souvlaki and I had been craving it for a while. Souvlaki is grilled skewered meat where the meat can be pork, chicken, beef, swordfish, etc. Since I have been enjoying lamb a lot recently I decided to go with a lamb souvlaki. The meat is marinated in lemon juice, olive oil and herbs such as oregano. Normally when I make souvlaki I serve it in a pita along with some tomatoes, onions and tzatziki but this time I wanted to go with a plated dinner. I could not go without the garlicky tzatziki though. Souvlaki is really easy to make, you just marinate the meat (preferably overnight) and then grill it. I cooked the lamb until it was just medium rare and it was nice and tender and juicy and tasty. The lemon, olive oil and oregano marinade is so simple and yet it adds so much flavour to the souvlaki. I dipped the lamb souvlaki in the tzatziki for some cool creamy and garlicy goodness. I served the lamb souvlaki with spanakorizo (Greek spinach rice) and a cucumber, feta and dill salad . Overall this was a really tasty and flavourful meal!
Lamb Souvlaki
ingredients
- 1 pound lamb (cut into bite sized pieces)
- 2 cloves garlic (chopped)
- 1 lemon (juice and zest)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
directions
- Combine all ingredients and let meat marinate for 30 minutes to overnight.
- Skewer the meat.
- Cook on the grill or under a broiler for about 8-10 minutes for medium rare.
Cooking and the City says
April 14, 2008 at 11:03 pmKevin I love souvlaki & this dish of yours looks yum 🙂
Dell xo
Chef Erik says
April 14, 2008 at 11:59 pmI love tha sauce. I had it for the first time in NYC. Looks great!
Lina says
April 15, 2008 at 12:09 amGreek food is the best! You whip up some great things for dinner!!!!
VeggieGirl says
April 15, 2008 at 12:16 amI LOVE Greek food!! Have you ever made/tried Moussaka? That’s my favorite dish :0)
Peter M says
April 15, 2008 at 12:33 amOh the torture…I’m holding out on lamb until Greek Easter. Good, simple marinade for the souvlaki, nicely done Kevin.
Vicarious Foodie says
April 15, 2008 at 1:10 amThis looks really good! I agree about the tzatziki–can’t go without it.
Gloria says
April 15, 2008 at 2:00 amLook nice how ever!! Gloria
Daziano says
April 15, 2008 at 2:27 amI remember having souvlaki in Athens… it was out of this world!
marye says
April 15, 2008 at 2:29 amMmm….Greek food. Looks great!
cook eat FRET says
April 15, 2008 at 2:34 amok – you keep showing up everywhere i go in the foodie blogosphere. had to stop in and you did not disappoint!!!
beautiful blog. just great food…
Vicki says
April 15, 2008 at 3:03 amOnce again, an absolutely beautiful and delicious-looking dinner. I’m a little jealous 🙂
giz says
April 15, 2008 at 3:06 amMaybe it’s just my computer but I’m not getting the picture of your souvlaki.
Marc @ norecipes says
April 15, 2008 at 3:12 amLooks so tender and tasty.
Indonesia-Eats says
April 15, 2008 at 3:37 amKevin, I love this dish. I used to order chicken souvlaki from Greek restaurant, near by my house
cakebrain says
April 15, 2008 at 4:23 amI’m the only one in my family who loves lamb! I haven’t had it in ages and am craving some now…I like to squeeze lots of fresh lemon juice on the lamb and dip it in tzatziki sauce. ahhhhhhh.
Mochachocolata Rita says
April 15, 2008 at 6:03 amyummm…most of your posts are always new to me…havent had lamb for a long time…lemme go and get some ^_^
Laura @ Hungry and Frozen says
April 15, 2008 at 7:16 amLooking delish as per usual! 🙂
Jan says
April 15, 2008 at 8:15 amI love Greek food – I made lamb souvlaki for the first time a couple of weeks ago and it reminded me of when we went to Kos.
Yours looks very nice indeedy.
tigerfish says
April 15, 2008 at 8:19 amI miss Greek food! Can’t get good authentic ones over here…
Grace says
April 15, 2008 at 9:43 amalthough i shy away from lamb, i love souvlaki. i will happily replicate this recipe with some chicken and eat it with copious amounts of tzatziki sauce.
Neen says
April 15, 2008 at 11:03 amYou should try gyros next! I’d be interested in seeing your take on it.
helen says
April 15, 2008 at 11:15 amOooh, I’m thinking about that juicy lamb now! It looks so delicious. I know what you mean about garllcky tzatziki – impossible to resist….
Elly says
April 15, 2008 at 12:32 pmYou know I love this, Kevin 🙂 This is one of my favorite things and I make it all the time with lamb and pork tenderloin. Your pic is mouthwatering, as usual.
MARICHELLE says
April 15, 2008 at 1:29 pmhey! That looks very tasty – even to a girl who doesn’t eat lamb 🙂
canarygirl says
April 15, 2008 at 1:43 pmSouvlaki is one of those things I’ve not yet tried…can you even believe that? It looks delicious, and really well paired with the spanakorizo and cucumber salad! 🙂
Deborah says
April 15, 2008 at 2:51 pmI just found a grocery store here that carries lamb – I’m so excited! This may be one I have to try!
Mike of Mike's Table says
April 15, 2008 at 6:11 pmI haven’t had souvlaki in ages! This looks excellent, and between you and Peter, I’m really craving some good Greek food today!
Elle says
April 15, 2008 at 7:30 pmGah! I was looking at that pic and my stomach started rumbling! It looks fantastic!
Laurie Constantino says
April 15, 2008 at 9:42 pmSo glad to see you going Greek! This look wonderful.
StickyGooeyCreamyChewy says
April 16, 2008 at 1:27 amI love souvlaki with lots of tzatziki! This looks awesome! I hope you stay on this Greek path for a while!
RecipeGirl says
April 16, 2008 at 4:01 amI love everything about this meal since lamb is my absolute favorite!!
Veron says
April 16, 2008 at 12:01 pmOh yum! I love skewered grilled meat. That’s why whenever there is a Greek Festival in town I head straight for the souvlaki line.
Ellie @ Kitchen Wench says
April 17, 2008 at 4:47 amMmm, I love me some souvlaki and this looks delightful! Look at that plate of goodness!
Rosie says
April 19, 2008 at 11:59 amThis looks very tasty Kevin and very well presented – yum 😀
Rosie x
nicole says
April 19, 2008 at 5:43 pmOhhhh this looks so good. I will have to try this. I’m looking through your blog and everything looks so good.
Blueberry Girl says
June 5, 2011 at 2:40 amMan Kevin! I'm supposed to be studying. I only stumbled across this site to get some ideas on lamb souvlaki. 20 tabs with your damn good looking recipes later … Haha. Thanks for sharing, really well done web site.
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