surfinsapo's grilled lamb souvlaki

[Captain Morgan]

I'm gonna do it soon. Soon as I perfect my chicken.






I'm sick of chicken.

 

[wittdog]

Looks great Bill....

 

[TheCook]

with tzatziki sauce for dinner tonight.



Anyone got any ideas for sides with this meal?

 Greek Summer Salad -- Salata Therini
 
Ingredients 	
3 Cut in wedges Tomatoes
1 sliced Cucumber
1 Sliced Onion
2 Cut in rings Green Peppers
6 Tablespoons Olive Oil
2 tablespoons Vinegar
 Salt
 Pepper
1/3 lb. Feta Cheese
2 Dozen Black Olives
chopped or crumbled dried oregano Parsley
 
Preparation

Place the tomatoes, cucumber, onion and peppers in a large salad bowl.

Shake together the olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Pour the dressing over the salad. Put on top the feta cheese, cut in squares and the olives. Sprinkle with parseley or oregano.

 Stuffed Grapevine Leaves -- Dolmathakia Me Rizi
 
Ingredients 	
1 cup Olive Oil
1 lb. chopped Onion
1 cup uncooked Rice
2 tablespoons Dill
1 cup hot cup hot Water
2 tablespoons (optional) Pine Nuts
1 tablespoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Pepper
50 to 60 fresh or 1 15oz. can Grapevine Leaves
1  Lemon
 
Preparation

Heat 1/2 cup olive oil, in a frying pan and saute the onions unitl soft. Add rice and cook, covered, for 5 minutes. Add all remaining ingedients, except grapevine leaves, lemon and 1/2 cup olive oil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Cool. Rinse the grapevine leaves in cold water. If fresh, drop them in boiling water and boil for 3 minutes. Strain and rinse in cold water.

In the center of each leaf, shiny surface of leaf down-wards, place a heaped teaspoon of the filling. Fold ends of leaf over the filling and roll it up. (Do not roll too tighly as the rice will swell). Cover the bottom of a shallow saucepan with vine leaves and place "dolmathakia" side by side in layers. Sprinkle with lemon juice, add 1/2 cup olive oil and 1 1/2 cups hot water. Place a plate over "dolmathakia" to prevent them from opening, cover and simmer over a low heat for about 1 hour. Allow to cool in the saucepan. Serve them as a cold entree.

Where do you buy grapevine leaves?

 

[surfinsapo]

[quote="Bill The Grill Guy":16wd46qe]with tzatziki sauce for dinner tonight.



Anyone got any ideas for sides with this meal?

 Greek Summer Salad -- Salata Therini
 
Ingredients 	
3 Cut in wedges Tomatoes
1 sliced Cucumber
1 Sliced Onion
2 Cut in rings Green Peppers
6 Tablespoons Olive Oil
2 tablespoons Vinegar
 Salt
 Pepper
1/3 lb. Feta Cheese
2 Dozen Black Olives
chopped or crumbled dried oregano Parsley
 
Preparation

Place the tomatoes, cucumber, onion and peppers in a large salad bowl.

Shake together the olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Pour the dressing over the salad. Put on top the feta cheese, cut in squares and the olives. Sprinkle with parseley or oregano.

 Stuffed Grapevine Leaves -- Dolmathakia Me Rizi
 
Ingredients 	
1 cup Olive Oil
1 lb. chopped Onion
1 cup uncooked Rice
2 tablespoons Dill
1 cup hot cup hot Water
2 tablespoons (optional) Pine Nuts
1 tablespoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Pepper
50 to 60 fresh or 1 15oz. can Grapevine Leaves
1  Lemon
 
Preparation

Heat 1/2 cup olive oil, in a frying pan and saute the onions unitl soft. Add rice and cook, covered, for 5 minutes. Add all remaining ingedients, except grapevine leaves, lemon and 1/2 cup olive oil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Cool. Rinse the grapevine leaves in cold water. If fresh, drop them in boiling water and boil for 3 minutes. Strain and rinse in cold water.

In the center of each leaf, shiny surface of leaf down-wards, place a heaped teaspoon of the filling. Fold ends of leaf over the filling and roll it up. (Do not roll too tighly as the rice will swell). Cover the bottom of a shallow saucepan with vine leaves and place "dolmathakia" side by side in layers. Sprinkle with lemon juice, add 1/2 cup olive oil and 1 1/2 cups hot water. Place a plate over "dolmathakia" to prevent them from opening, cover and simmer over a low heat for about 1 hour. Allow to cool in the saucepan. Serve them as a cold entree.

Where do you buy grapevine leaves?[/quote:16wd46qe]

This brand is real good...buy online or look for a middle eastern market..

http://parthenonfoods.com/stuffed-grape-leaves-aegean-p-270.html