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Charred Chicken Souvlaki Skewers

Name: Charred Chicken Souvlaki Skewers
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Modern Australian
Ingredients: 800 g boneless chicken thighs, cut into varied chunks; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 lemon, zested and juiced; 3 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 tbsp dried oregano; 1 tsp sweet paprika; 200 g Greek yoghurt; 1 Lebanese cucumber, coarsely grated; 2 tbsp dill, roughly chopped

Lemon-oregano chicken thigh skewers with juicy centres, rough caramelised edges and a simple cucumber yoghurt.

Prep35 mins

Cook15 mins

Serves4

DifficultyEasy

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Rustic chicken souvlaki skewers with irregular char and torn herb salad — **TooGut pick**Flexible, practical, genuinely delicious.

Chicken thigh forgives a hot barbecue and stays succulent where breast can turn chalky. Cut pieces by eye rather than ruler, then turn each skewer when it is ready instead of moving them all in formation.

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What you’ll need

Ingredients

Serves4

Souvlaki

800 gboneless chicken thighs, cut into varied chunks
3 tbspextra virgin olive oil
1 lemon, zested and juiced
3 clovesgarlic, crushed
1 tbspdried oregano
1 tspsweet paprika

Cucumber yoghurt

200 gGreek yoghurt
1 Lebanese cucumber, coarsely grated
2 tbspdill, roughly chopped

One step at a time

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Marinate the chicken

Combine chicken, oil, lemon zest and juice, garlic, oregano, paprika, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Make a rough tzatziki

Squeeze excess water from the cucumber, then fold through yoghurt and dill. Season and keep chilled.

Build uneven skewers

Thread the chicken onto eight skewers without compressing the pieces. Fold thinner pieces over once and leave thicker ones open.

Grill until deeply marked

Cook over a medium-high barbecue for 10 to 12 minutes, turning when each face has released and browned. Check the largest piece is cooked through.

Rest, then pile

Rest for 4 minutes. Pile the skewers on a platter with the rough cucumber yoghurt and lemon wedges.

Per serve, estimate · Metric

Nutrition snapshot

Energy1,920 kJ

Protein48 g

Carbohydrate7 g

Fibre1 g

Approximate only. Values change with brands, portions and selected swaps.

Set yourself up

Equipment

✓ Eight skewers
✓ Barbecue or grill pan
✓ Box grater