My big, fat, Greek pita!

First off, yes, I am a nerd and I took pics of my food while cooking. Anyways, last night i made my own tzatziki (Greek cucumber yogurt sauce). I don't know if it's the pregnancy or just that i never, ever make Greek food, but i've been having a taste for Greek/Mediterranean cuisine lately and had an itch to do something about it! I decided on making a grilled chicken pita. I just added some cucumber, dill, lemon, and garlic to Greek yogurt and i had a delish sauce to top the pita. (recipe follows).

After I made the sauce and let it set in the fridge, I grilled up some chicken breasts marinated in lemon, olive oil, and oregano (but not too long or the lemon will cook the chicken!) and got out some traditional Greek fixins. I found some AMAZING kalamata olives at the Jewel that are marinated in Napa Valley wine. mmmmm.

after chopping up some romaine, tomatoes, the olives, and adding crumbled feta, I just warmed up a pita on my stove burner and.....

OPA!! I had my big fat Greek pita!! The nice thing about this is if you grill up a bunch of chicken at a time and just buy the tzatziki instead of making it, you have a really easy (and healthy) lunch all week long.  Here's the recipe for the tzatiki sauce:

2 cups Plain Greek Yogurt

1 cup Cucumber, diced small

1-2 tablespoons Fresh Dill, chopped

1 clove Fresh Garlic, Pressed through a garlic press of minced

1 tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice

3/4 tablespoon White Wine Vinegar (or white vinegar can be used)

1/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt

In a small bowl, combine ingredients and stir. Make ahead of time so flavors can marry.

Bon appetit!!!!