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Chicken Gyros Flatbreads with Tomato Cucumber Salad

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Golden oregano chicken, cool garlic yoghurt and a crisp tomato-cucumber salad wrapped in warm flatbreads.

35 min650 kcal4 base servingsDinnerMeat LedFamily Friendly
ContainsMilk
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Focus ingredients: chicken thigh fillets, flatbreads, Greek yoghurt, cucumber

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Serving tip: Squeeze the grated cucumber well so the garlic yoghurt stays thick inside the flatbread.

Chicken Gyros Flatbreads with Tomato Cucumber Salad plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 600g chicken thigh fillets
  • 4 flatbreads
  • 250g Greek yoghurt
  • 1 cucumber
  • 300g cherry tomatoes
  • 1 red onion
  • 2 little gem lettuce
  • 2 lemon
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 20g flat leaf parsley
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

You'll also need

large frying pan, fine grater, small bowl, foil

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Chicken Gyros Flatbreads with Tomato Cucumber Salad cooking step 1: Marinate the chicken.
    Step 1

    Marinate the chicken

    Cut the chicken thigh fillets into 3cm pieces. Finely grate two garlic cloves and the zest of one lemon. Toss with the chicken, oregano, smoked paprika, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 0.75 teaspoon salt and black pepper.

    6 min
  2. Chicken Gyros Flatbreads with Tomato Cucumber Salad cooking step 2: Prepare the salad.
    Step 2

    Prepare the salad

    Halve the cherry tomatoes, dice half the cucumber, thinly slice the red onion and shred the little gem. Toss with 1 tablespoon lemon juice, remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and 0.25 teaspoon salt.

    6 min
  3. Chicken Gyros Flatbreads with Tomato Cucumber Salad cooking step 3: Make the garlic yoghurt.
    Step 3

    Make the garlic yoghurt

    Grate the remaining garlic clove and coarsely grate the remaining half cucumber. Squeeze the cucumber firmly in clean hands, then stir it into the Greek yoghurt with 1 tablespoon lemon juice and 0.25 teaspoon salt.

    4 min
  4. Chicken Gyros Flatbreads with Tomato Cucumber Salad cooking step 4: Char the chicken.
    Step 4

    Char the chicken

    Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken in one layer and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, turning every 2 minutes, until golden on several sides with no pink meat in the thickest piece and clear juices.

    10 min
  5. Chicken Gyros Flatbreads with Tomato Cucumber Salad cooking step 5: Warm the flatbreads.
    Step 5

    Warm the flatbreads

    Stack the flatbreads, wrap loosely in foil and warm in the oven at 180C/160C fan/gas 4 for 5 minutes, or toast each briefly in a dry pan until soft and pliable.

    5 min
  6. Chicken Gyros Flatbreads with Tomato Cucumber Salad cooking step 6: Add the fresh herbs.
    Step 6

    Add the fresh herbs

    Roughly chop the parsley and fold half through the tomato cucumber salad. Cut the remaining lemon into wedges.

    2 min
  7. Chicken Gyros Flatbreads with Tomato Cucumber Salad cooking step 7: Build the flatbreads.
    Step 7

    Build the flatbreads

    Spread each warm flatbread with garlic yoghurt, add the lettuce salad and golden chicken, then finish with the remaining parsley and lemon wedges for squeezing.

    3 min