| Greek souvlaki is found in every corner | | | | contain lots of salt, something to be |
| of Greece today and it is no | | | | avoided as far as possible. If you're |
| exaggeration to say that the younger | | | | worried about your cholesterol, choose |
| generations have grown up on it. | | | | chicken souvlaki, which is much leaner |
| Although proponents of a healthy diet | | | | meat with fewer calories. You can also |
| spurn the humble souvlaki, it's actually | | | | make seafood souvlaki with shrimps or |
| a full, nutritious meal. It contains all | | | | fish fillets, or vegetable souvlaki. |
| our daily nutritional requirements: | | | | Mexican souvlakia are made of |
| protein from the meat, carbohydrates | | | | alternating prawn and courgette chunks |
| from the pitta and chips (if included), | | | | threaded on a skewer. For extra taste |
| fibre and vitamins from the tomato and | | | | they are marinated from three to twelve |
| onion. The oregano and other seasonings | | | | hours in a spice mix and basted with |
| are also considered a source of valuable | | | | fresh egg-and-lemon mixed with |
| antioxidants and trace elements. So is | | | | finely-chopped onion. The souvlakia are |
| souvlaki healthy? Nobody denies it's | | | | cooked when the shrimps and vegetables |
| tasty, but whether it's healthy is open | | | | change colour. It's so easy to make |
| to question. The answer is that souvlaki | | | | souvlakia at home that, with a bit of |
| is healthy on certain conditions. Made | | | | experimenting, you'll soon achieve your |
| at home, where we control the | | | | own personal recipe and impress your |
| ingredients and cooking method, the | | | | friends with your unusual souvlakia. |
| souvlaki is a healthy and delicious | | | | Greek Pork Souvlaki Recipe for 4 500 |
| meal. Buy the pitta bread from the | | | | grams / 1 lb of pork in cubes 8 bamboo |
| supermarket, baste it lightly with a | | | | skewers ½ cup of olive oil 1 tablespoon |
| spoonful of olive oil and put it under | | | | of vinegar (wine vinegar) 1 pinch greek |
| the grill. Use lean pork and marinate it | | | | oregano 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon |
| in wine and vinegar for a few hours to | | | | black pepper 8 large pita breads Greek |
| give it taste. Sprinkle with lots of | | | | yoghurt or Greek tzatziki Shreaded salad |
| oregano or other herbs and grill the | | | | of lettuce, tomatoes, onion, herbs etc. |
| souvlaki or, better yet, barbecue it. | | | | Cut the pork into small cubes and |
| Add a little fresh tomato and as much | | | | carefully thread onto the skewers. In a |
| onion and yoghourt as you want, and your | | | | bowl place the olive oil, the wine |
| souvlaki is ready to eat. You can also | | | | vinegar, the oregano, the salt and the |
| experiment with lettuce instead of - or | | | | black pepper. Place the skewers with the |
| as well as - tomato, and mustard instead | | | | pork in a dish and pour the marinade |
| of yoghourt, but avoid adding chips to | | | | over them. Cover with plastic wrap and |
| keep the calories down. You can leave | | | | refrigerate for several hours or |
| out the chips altogether or replace them | | | | ovenight. Preheat your grill or |
| with mashed potato or rice. Rice is | | | | barbeque. Place the souvlaki skewers |
| ideally suited to yoghourt, and the | | | | over a medium heat and cook each side. |
| yoghourt itself can be low-fat. A | | | | Brush with the marinade and turn to cook |
| souvlaki in pitta bread prepared in this | | | | evenly. Brush the pita breads with olive |
| way is unlikely to contain more than 300 | | | | oil and cook them on the grill. When the |
| calories. Even if you're very hungry and | | | | pita and the souvlaki are ready, pull |
| eat two, 600 calories won't make you | | | | the meat off one skewer into the pita, |
| fat. A souvlaki from the souvlaki shop, | | | | add tzatziki or greek yoghurt and the |
| on the other hand, usually contains lots | | | | shreaded salad. Roll the pita to form a |
| of fat if the pitta is fried. Chips up | | | | tight cone and wrap it in kitchen or |
| the fat and calories even more, to over | | | | other suitable paper. Serve hot. |
| 500 calories a portion. It may also | | | | |