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Greek Marinated Pork Skewers (Souvlaki)
This Greek pork souvlaki recipe is an easy, flavor-packed weeknight dinner, with great leftovers for lunch the next day. Juicy, marinated pork skewers grill up tender and smoky, then get tucked into warm pita bread with tzatziki sauce, fresh veggies, and a sprinkle of feta.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Nicole Gaffney📖 coleycooks
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- blender
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Marinate the Pork
2
Add the red onion, garlic, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, honey, olive oil, oregano, cumin, paprika, and salt into a blender.
garlic4 cloveslemon (juiced)1½ lemon (juiced)red wine vinegar2 tablespoonshoney1 tablespoondried oregano (1 tablespoon fresh oregano)1 teaspoon½ teaspoon dried oregano (or 2 teaspoons fresh oregano, roughly chopped )
3
Blend until smooth, then add to a zip top bag along with the pork.
4
Seal the bag and squish it around so that all the pork is coated with the mixture. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least ⏱️ 6 hours or overnight.
5
Grill the Pork
6
Preheat a grill to medium-high heat.
7
Skewer the pork cubes onto metal or wooden skewers. If using wooden skewers, be sure to soak them for at least ⏱️ 30 minutes beforehand so they don’t burn up on the grill.
8
Grill pork until slightly charred on all sides, but be careful not to overcook. Pork can still be slightly pink in the center, and it will continue cooking after removing from the grill, so it’s better to have it be slightly underdone than over, which will cause the meat to be tough.
9
Allow the meat to rest for about ⏱️ 5 minutes before serving. While the meat is resting, warm the pitas or flatbreads on the grill for a few minutes and mix together the salad.
10
Toss together the tomato, cucumber, red onion and oregano, then drizzle with olive oil, lemon juice, and salt.
dried oregano (1 tablespoon fresh oregano)1 teaspoon½ teaspoon dried oregano (or 2 teaspoons fresh oregano, roughly chopped )lemon (juiced)1½ lemon (juiced)
11
To serve, place a pita down on a plate, then place several pieces of pork (removed from the skewer) on top. Spoon tzatziki and tomato cucumber salad over, then sprinkle with crumbled feta. Fold up the pita and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
calories
499 kcal
fat Content
31 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
8 g
sodium Content
1260 mg
protein Content
40 g
cholesterol Content
107 mg
carbohydrate Content
16 g
saturated Fat Content
6 g
unsaturated Fat Content
23 g
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