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Pork souvlaki with cucumber salad and tzatziki

Juicy pork souvlaki, char-kissed on a skewer, packed with lemon.
Cool cucumber salad with mint and garlic tzatziki for the perfect bite.
Bright, savory, and satisfying—warm comfort in every forkful.

dinner ⏱ 45 min 650 kcal / portion 20.0 g carbs / portion (estimated) milk 🔗 Original source

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Pork souvlaki with cucumber salad and tzatziki
v6 · rb0e705f985 20260727Z1751 Pork Souvlaki 🎉 1 kg pork 8 pieces skewer 120 ml lemon juice 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tsp mint 5 pieces garlic 120 g red onion 2 tbsp white wine vinegar 15 g dill 200 g courgette 250 g greek yoghurt 50 g butter salt to taste dried mint to taste ⏳ soak the skewers overnight 🌀 mix the marinade ingredients ⏳ ⏱ 2 h pour the marinade over the pork and marinate or overnight 🔥 preheat the oven to 200°C 🍳 skewer the pork while heating the ridged grill plate 🍳 ⏱ 5 min grill the pork turning to char all sides 🔥 ⏱ 20 min finish cooking the pork in the oven until tender 🔪 ⏱ 5 min grate the courgette with salt and drain squeeze out excess liquid from the courgette 🌀 stir in the yoghurt, oil, garlic, lemon juice and salt 🍳 melt the butter until it bubbles, turns light golden brown and has a nutty aroma ⏳ ⏱ 5 min cool the browned butter and stir into the yoghurt 🍽 sprinkle dried mint on the yoghurt and keep in the fridge until ready to use 🔪 crush the garlic, chopped onion, oil and vinegar with salt into a paste 🌀 mix the paste with the sliced onions, cucumber, peppers and nigella seeds 🌀 mix the dill and mint into the salad just before serving 🍽 assemble the dish with the skewers and serve with cucumber salad and tzatziki 2 tsp oregano 1 tsp clove 1 tsp star anise 1½ tsp cumin 1 tsp chili 600 g cucumber 370 g green pepper ½ tsp nigella seed 60 ml 1 tbsp 1 tsp 3 pieces 100 g greek yoghurt butter 2 pieces garlic 60 ml lemon juice salt dried mint 60 g 60 g cucumber, green pepper, nigella seed 1 tbsp dill 1 tsp mint
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Preparation steps

  1. soak the skewers overnight
  2. mix the marinade ingredients
  3. pour the marinade over the pork and marinate 2 hours or overnight
  4. preheat the oven to 200°C
  5. skewer the pork while heating the ridged grill plate
  6. grill the pork for 5 minutes turning to char all sides
  7. finish cooking the pork in the oven for 20 minutes until tender
  8. grate the courgette with salt and drain for 5 minutes
  9. squeeze out excess liquid from the courgette
  10. stir in the yoghurt, oil, garlic, lemon juice and salt
  11. melt the butter until it bubbles, turns light golden brown and has a nutty aroma
  12. cool the browned butter for 5 minutes and stir into the yoghurt
  13. sprinkle dried mint on the yoghurt and keep in the fridge until ready to use
  14. crush the garlic, chopped onion, oil and vinegar with salt into a paste
  15. mix the paste with the sliced onions, cucumber, peppers and nigella seeds
  16. mix the dill and mint into the salad just before serving
  17. assemble the dish with the skewers and serve with cucumber salad and tzatziki

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