Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki

I have never had Greek food before so when I saw this recipe for Chicken Gyros I thought I would give it a try and I am SOOOO glad I did. I also made the homemade pitas rather than using store bought. And, instead of using the tzatziki recipe on the same website I made it the way my friend, Monika showed me.

Tzatziki

1/2 large cucumber or 1 whole small cucumber, peeled & grated into bowl

cover with 1 tsp. of salt (helps suck moisture out)

add 1 cup plain greek yogurt

1/2 tsp pepper

1 garlic clove minced or pressed

put in fridge at least 1/2 hour before serving

YUM!

It was so nice outside we had to eat al fresco!

and my kids LOVED it!

look at Kai chomp it up!

Kali brought out some blueberries & carrots to jazz hers up a bit.

Strawberry Lemonade

1 cup hot water
2 cups sugar
2 large lemons, juiced
3 strawberries (pureed in a mini-chopper)
1 gallon of water

Dissolve sugar in hot water
Pour into large gallon pitcher
Add lemon juice & strawberry puree
Add enough cold water to taste & serve with ice
Enjoy!

Chicken Caesar Pasta

1 large chicken breast, grilled & seasoned with salt & pepper
Caesar salad dressing
tomato, diced
Asparagus, steamed or blanched & cut into bite sized pieces
Tri-color rotini pasta, cooked & drained

Toss pasta, asparagus, tomato, and chicken with Caesar salad dressing & serve!

Chicken Pesto Sandwich

Two chicken breasts sliced in half & grilled until no longer pink and brush with prepared pesto.

Top with:

tomato slices

muenster or provolone chees slices

avocado sliced

and serve on French bread (Safeway artisan is the BEST)