Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Go Greek!

So I get these random recipe postcards in the mail every couple months. They are addressed to the previous owner of our home, and they come from a car dealership. I have no idea why a car dealership sends recipes, but I like to take a peek and check out the recipes. This one, for Grilled Greek Marinated Pitas, caught my attention, since Greek is one of our favorite cuisines!
This is really yummy, restaurant quality, in my opinion!

I thought I'd share it for a couple reasons...1) I think you'd love this recipe and 2) I'm afraid I'll lose the postcard and the recipe will be lost forever...now it will be documented!


This picture is from the post card.
 I kept eating my pita before I could get a picture. ;-)

Now, the first part is for the marinade..don't be afraid, it involves a blender (you can use a hand/immersion blender too). I say "don't be afraid" because I tend to avoid any recipe that requires small appliances...the simpler the better. But this is really not difficult, so give it a shot!
You could also make the marinade on it's own for a yummy Greek dressing, it's very tasty.

Marinade:
1/4 c fresh lemon juice
1/4 c white vinegar
2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp season salt
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1/4 tsp pepper
3/4 tsp Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp dry oregano
4 cloves garlic peeled
1 cup canola oil
1/2 cup feta cheese

Marinade: In a blender, combine all ingredients except the canola oil and the feta. Blend until smooth. While the blender is running, add the oil in a steady stream. Add the feta and pulse the blender a few times just to blend.

Pitas:
2 boneless chicken breasts
hummus
feta cheese
cucumber, chopped
tomatoes, diced
red onion, thinly sliced
pita bread

Pitas:
Marinade the chicken in the 3/4 cup of the marinade for at least 2 hours. Grill and then cut into slices. Spread inside of the pitas with hummus. Fill pitas with grilled chicken, cucumber, tomatoes and red onion. Drizzle the remaining marinade (that you did not use for the chicken) on top of each pita. Sprinkle with Feta cheese!

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