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Greek Chicken Lettuce Wrap

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Servings: 5 servings Preparation: 40 minutes. Cook time: 10 minutes. Total time: 50 minutes.
A light and tasty wrap with crunchy lettuce leaves wrapped around grilled Greek-seasoned chicken, tomatoes, cucumbers, and tzatziki. Perfect for a fresh and healthy meal.
Cuisine styles
  • Mediterranean cuisine
  • Healthy cuisine
  • Quick cuisine
Categories
  • Wrap
  • Light meal
  • Lunch
Cooking method
  • Fry

Ingredients

A few Boston lettuce leaves

2 chicken breasts

2 mini cucumbers

1 red onion

1 clove of garlic

1 lemon

1 tbsp of sugar

4 tbsp or 60 ml of red wine

1 tsp or 5 ml of smoked paprika

1 tsp or 5 ml of dried oregano

30 g of crumbled feta cheese

6-8 pitted Kalamata olives

1 tbsp or 15 ml of tahini

1 bunch of basil

1 bunch of cilantro

Preparation

  1. Marinate the chicken: In a bowl, mix the chicken breasts with the smoked paprika the juice of half a lemon and a drizzle of olive oil. Marinate for at least 30 minutes.
  2. Setup: Slice the cucumbers and the onions. Chop the garlic. Separate the basil and cilantro leaves from their stems.
  3. Make the pickled onions: In a small saucepan, heat 60 ml of water with the red wine vinegar, the sugar and a pinch of salt. Place half of the red onion slices in a bowl and pour the water and vinegar mixture over the onions. Allow marinating until ready to serve.
  4. Make the sauce: In a blender, make a sauce with the basil leaves, the cilantro leaves, the tahini, the garlic and the juice of half a lemon.
  5. Cook the chicken: In a skillet over medium-high heat, add the chicken. Cook for 4-5 minutes on each side. Lower the heat and cover. Cook another 3-4 minutes or until the chicken is cooked. Once cooked. Cut in pieces.
  6. Serve: Top the lettuce leaves with the chicken, the olives, the pickled onions, the sauce and the crumbled feta cheese.

Keywords

  • lettuce wrap
  • Greek chicken
  • tzatziki
  • fresh vegetables
  • Mediterranean recipe
  • light meal
  • gluten-free

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