Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki Cucumber Salad (Greek Dish). Easy, tasty dinner recipe.

plain yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt offers a thicker consistency and tanginess.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and provides a similar texture.

Combine water and salt in a large bowl until dissolved.

Add chicken chunks to the bowl, cover, and refrigerate for 1 hour.

In a separate bowl, combine lemon juice, olive oil, salt, black pepper, and minced garlic, mixing until well combined.

Drain chicken and add to the marinade, ensuring it's well coated. Marinate in the fridge.

Prepare the tzatziki cucumber salad by combining diced cucumbers, olive oil, lemon juice, minced garlic, parsley, and salt in a bowl. Mix well and refrigerate.

Add yogurt to the cucumber mixture and mix until combined.

Skewer marinated chicken chunks onto wooden skewers.

Preheat the grill to 450F and grill chicken skewers for about 7 minutes on each side until cooked through.

Serve grilled chicken skewers with tzatziki cucumber salad.

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