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Lamb Souvlaki

[heart_this] · Apr 14, 2008 · 40 Comments

Lamb Souvlaki

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

Lamb Souvlaki

Prep Time: 8 hours Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 8 hours 10 minutes Servings: 4
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
  1. Combine all ingredients and let meat marinate for 30 minutes to overnight.
  2. Skewer the meat.
  3. Cook on the grill or under a broiler for about 8-10 minutes for medium rare.
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Comments

  1. Cooking and the City says

    April 14, 2008 at 11:03 pm

    Kevin I love souvlaki & this dish of yours looks yum 🙂

    Dell xo

    Reply
  2. Chef Erik says

    April 14, 2008 at 11:59 pm

    I love tha sauce. I had it for the first time in NYC. Looks great!

    Reply
  3. Lina says

    April 15, 2008 at 12:09 am

    Greek food is the best! You whip up some great things for dinner!!!!

    Reply
  4. VeggieGirl says

    April 15, 2008 at 12:16 am

    I LOVE Greek food!! Have you ever made/tried Moussaka? That’s my favorite dish :0)

    Reply
  5. Peter M says

    April 15, 2008 at 12:33 am

    Oh the torture…I’m holding out on lamb until Greek Easter. Good, simple marinade for the souvlaki, nicely done Kevin.

    Reply
  6. Vicarious Foodie says

    April 15, 2008 at 1:10 am

    This looks really good! I agree about the tzatziki–can’t go without it.

    Reply
  7. Gloria says

    April 15, 2008 at 2:00 am

    Look nice how ever!! Gloria

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  8. Daziano says

    April 15, 2008 at 2:27 am

    I remember having souvlaki in Athens… it was out of this world!

    Reply
  9. marye says

    April 15, 2008 at 2:29 am

    Mmm….Greek food. Looks great!

    Reply
  10. cook eat FRET says

    April 15, 2008 at 2:34 am

    ok – 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…

    Reply
  11. Vicki says

    April 15, 2008 at 3:03 am

    Once again, an absolutely beautiful and delicious-looking dinner. I’m a little jealous 🙂

    Reply
  12. giz says

    April 15, 2008 at 3:06 am

    Maybe it’s just my computer but I’m not getting the picture of your souvlaki.

    Reply
  13. Marc @ norecipes says

    April 15, 2008 at 3:12 am

    Looks so tender and tasty.

    Reply
  14. Indonesia-Eats says

    April 15, 2008 at 3:37 am

    Kevin, I love this dish. I used to order chicken souvlaki from Greek restaurant, near by my house

    Reply
  15. cakebrain says

    April 15, 2008 at 4:23 am

    I’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.

    Reply
  16. Mochachocolata Rita says

    April 15, 2008 at 6:03 am

    yummm…most of your posts are always new to me…havent had lamb for a long time…lemme go and get some ^_^

    Reply
  17. Laura @ Hungry and Frozen says

    April 15, 2008 at 7:16 am

    Looking delish as per usual! 🙂

    Reply
  18. Jan says

    April 15, 2008 at 8:15 am

    I 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.

    Reply
  19. tigerfish says

    April 15, 2008 at 8:19 am

    I miss Greek food! Can’t get good authentic ones over here…

    Reply
  20. Grace says

    April 15, 2008 at 9:43 am

    although 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.

    Reply
  21. Neen says

    April 15, 2008 at 11:03 am

    You should try gyros next! I’d be interested in seeing your take on it.

    Reply
  22. helen says

    April 15, 2008 at 11:15 am

    Oooh, I’m thinking about that juicy lamb now! It looks so delicious. I know what you mean about garllcky tzatziki – impossible to resist….

    Reply
  23. Elly says

    April 15, 2008 at 12:32 pm

    You 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.

    Reply
  24. MARICHELLE says

    April 15, 2008 at 1:29 pm

    hey! That looks very tasty – even to a girl who doesn’t eat lamb 🙂

    Reply
  25. canarygirl says

    April 15, 2008 at 1:43 pm

    Souvlaki 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! 🙂

    Reply
  26. Deborah says

    April 15, 2008 at 2:51 pm

    I just found a grocery store here that carries lamb – I’m so excited! This may be one I have to try!

    Reply
  27. Mike of Mike's Table says

    April 15, 2008 at 6:11 pm

    I haven’t had souvlaki in ages! This looks excellent, and between you and Peter, I’m really craving some good Greek food today!

    Reply
  28. Elle says

    April 15, 2008 at 7:30 pm

    Gah! I was looking at that pic and my stomach started rumbling! It looks fantastic!

    Reply
  29. Laurie Constantino says

    April 15, 2008 at 9:42 pm

    So glad to see you going Greek! This look wonderful.

    Reply
  30. StickyGooeyCreamyChewy says

    April 16, 2008 at 1:27 am

    I love souvlaki with lots of tzatziki! This looks awesome! I hope you stay on this Greek path for a while!

    Reply
  31. RecipeGirl says

    April 16, 2008 at 4:01 am

    I love everything about this meal since lamb is my absolute favorite!!

    Reply
  32. Veron says

    April 16, 2008 at 12:01 pm

    Oh yum! I love skewered grilled meat. That’s why whenever there is a Greek Festival in town I head straight for the souvlaki line.

    Reply
  33. Ellie @ Kitchen Wench says

    April 17, 2008 at 4:47 am

    Mmm, I love me some souvlaki and this looks delightful! Look at that plate of goodness!

    Reply
  34. Rosie says

    April 19, 2008 at 11:59 am

    This looks very tasty Kevin and very well presented – yum 😀

    Rosie x

    Reply
  35. nicole says

    April 19, 2008 at 5:43 pm

    Ohhhh this looks so good. I will have to try this. I’m looking through your blog and everything looks so good.

    Reply
  36. Blueberry Girl says

    June 5, 2011 at 2:40 am

    Man 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.

    Reply
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  38. Sandra. Ellis says

    August 3, 2020 at 1:39 am

    Looks great , what it of lamb do you use so it will be tender?

    Reply
  39. Kim says

    June 6, 2022 at 4:55 pm

    Hi. I also was wondering what cut of lamb to use. Thanks, this looks great!

    Reply
    • kevin says

      June 13, 2022 at 9:36 am

      I usually get cubed lamb at the grocery store or butcher. You can use a lamb leg/shank and cube it yourself!

      Reply

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