Chicken & Lamb Gyros Feast
A proper Greek-style braai feast with yogurt-marinated chicken thigh gyros, pink-sliced lamb rump, homemade blistered pita breads, thick herby tzatziki, fresh village salad and crispy slap chips — everything on a big platter in the middle of the table.
6 recipes
Chicken Gyros
Yogurt-marinated chicken thigh chunks grilled over medium-hot coals until charred outside and juicy within, then roughly chopped ready for wrapping in pita.
Lamb Gyros
A whole lamb rump marinated in olive oil, lemon, garlic and herbs, grilled over the coals to a blushing medium-rare, then sliced and chopped into juicy bite-sized pieces for the platter.
Tzatziki
A thick, garlicky Greek yogurt dip loaded with squeezed cucumber, fresh dill and mint — the essential sauce for the gyros feast.
Homemade Pita Flatbreads
Soft, pliable flatbreads with a blistered leopard-spot finish, cooked on a screaming-hot dry cast iron pan — makes 8 and wraps around everything on the platter.
Greek Village Salad
A simple, bright salad of ripe tomatoes, chunky cucumber and thinly sliced red onion dressed with olive oil, red wine vinegar and dried oregano — the fresh counterpoint to all that grilled meat.
Slap Chips
Proper Greek-taverna style double-fried chips — soft and fluffy inside, golden and crisp outside — finished with salt and a pinch of dried oregano.