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Swordfish Souvlaki

3.4

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 4

Ingredients

1 pound skinless swordfish steak (about 1 inch thick), cut into 1-inch cubes
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
4 loaves 6- to 7-inch pita bread (preferably pocketless)
1 large cucumber
an 8-ounce container plain low-fat yogurt
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh mint leaves
1/2 teaspoon chopped garlic, mashed to a paste with 1/2 teaspoon salt
2 medium plum tomatoes, chopped coarse
1/2 small red onion, cut into slivers
1/4 cup fresh flat-leafed parsley leaves, washed well, spun dry, and torn
four 12-inch bamboo skewers, soaked in water 1 hour

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 200°F. Prepare grill.

    Step 2

    In a bowl toss swordfish with lemon juice, oregano, and salt and pepper to taste and marinate, covered and chilled, 15 minutes.

    Step 3

    Wrap pitas in foil and keep warm in oven. Peel and seed cucumber and grate coarse. Wrap cucumber in a kitchen towel and squeeze to extract liquid. In a small bowl stir together cucumber, yogurt, mint, garlic paste, and salt and pepper to taste. In another bowl combine tomatoes, onion, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste.

    Step 4

    Thread fish onto skewers and grill on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals, turning once, until just cooked through, about 8 minutes. Remove fish from skewers. (Alternatively, cook fish in a heated well-seasoned ridged grill pan in same manner.)

    Step 5

    Divide cucumber mixture among pitas, spreading to cover, and top with fish. Sprinkle tomato mixture over fish and roll pitas into cones, wrapping with parchment paper or foil to secure.

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