This is The BEST Street Food in Greece, and There’s A VERY good Reason Why!

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: turkey breast

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner while chicken thighs are more affordable.

tzatziki sauce

🥗Healthier: yogurt with herbs

💰Cheaper: sour cream with cucumber

Yogurt with herbs maintains flavor with fewer calories.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and ricotta is usually less expensive.

In a bowl, combine 210 grams of full fat milk and 8 grams of sea salt, stirring until dissolved.

Add 7 grams of dried yeast and 15 grams of olive oil to the milk mixture.

Incorporate 300 grams of strong bread flour and mix with a spoon.

Cover the bowl and let the mixture rest at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes.

Knead the dough for about five minutes until smooth and well incorporated.

Cover the dough and let it prove for about two hours.

Divide the dough into four equal pieces and shape them into balls.

Cover the dough balls with a plastic bag and let them prove at room temperature.

Prepare tzatziki by mixing the zest of 1/4 lemon, juice of 1/2 lemon, yogurt, and grated garlic.

Slice cucumber in half, remove seeds, grate it, and add sea salt, letting it sit for 15 to 20 minutes to release moisture.

Squeeze out excess moisture from cucumber and mix it into the tzatziki.

Roll out each piece of dough into a circle about 18 to 20 centimeters wide and let them rest for 5 to 10 minutes.

Preheat a cast iron pan to medium heat and lightly flour the work surface.

Cook the pita in the pan, checking for color, flipping after 1 to 2 minutes to cook the other side, then wrap in a tea towel to cool.

Dice chicken thighs and brine them for an hour.

Thread the brined chicken onto skewers and grill over medium heat until golden and cooked through.

Warm the pita in the pan with chicken juices, add the grilled chicken, sliced tomato, finely sliced red onion, tzatziki, chili flakes, and oregano, and wrap it up.

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