Greek Lamb Souvlaki

Greek Lamb Souvlaki is the dish that launched me to Greek Meals, and I’ve liked these grilled lamb skewers for years! And this Lamb Souvlaki recipe has basic Greek flavors with olive oil, lemon juice, and oregano used to marinate the lamb!

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Greek Lamb Souvlaki is the primary Greek meals I bear in mind ever tasting as a university pupil, and it was the start of a protracted love affair with Greek flavors for me. And some years in the past I purchased some leg of lamb from Costco and made Greek Lamb Souvlaki so we might replace the photographs for this submit. In the event you like Greek meals, this recipe is straightforward to make.

In fact Lamb shouldn’t be cheap, however I believe this Greek Lamb Souvlaki is an ideal major dish any time you don’t thoughts splurging a bit on some lamb. And should you’re fortunate sufficient to be celebrating heat climate by cooking one thing on the grill, get pleasure from!

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What’s Souvlaki?

Wikipedia defines Souvlaki as “a preferred Greek quick meals consisting of small items of meat and generally greens, grilled on a skewer.” And though within the U.S. that is virtually all the time referred to as Souvlaki, the plural type is actually Souvlakia, so when there are a number of skewers such as you see in my picture that will be referred to as Lamb Souvlakia in Greece.

What lamb did we use for Greek Lamb Souvlaki?

For this Souvlaki recipe with lamb we used leg of lamb that we minimize into cubes and trimmed off many of the fats.

How low in carbs is that this Lamb Souvlaki recipe?

This superb Souvlaki made with lamb solely has about 3 internet carbs per serving.

What different meats can you utilize for Souvlaki?

The meat used most for Souvlaki in Greece is pork, and on my weblog I’ve a recipe for Souvlaki utilizing Pork and likewise a recipe utilizing Rooster. 

What Flavors Are Most Frequent in Greek Meals?

Probably the most important herb in Greek cooking is oregano, and it have to be Greek Oregano, versus Mexican Oregano, which actually does have a distinct taste. In Greece, most cooks have a jar of dried oregano proper by the range, and the dried model is usually most popular over contemporary oregano, since drying concentrates the flavour. Greek dishes additionally use loads of mint, dill, onion, garlic, rosemary, and bay leaves. Learn extra at Wikipedia about Greek Delicacies.

Need extra concepts for grilled meat?

There are many good concepts for grilled meats of each form in my round-ups of Keto Beef, Pork, and Lamb on the Grill and Superb Keto Steak Recipes.

How one can make Greek Lamb Souvlaki: 

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1. Lower lamb into cubes about one inch sq.. I began with two kilos of lamb and trimmed off many of the fats; take your selection on that.
2. Combine collectively olive oil, lemon juice, dried Greek Oregano, and granulated garlic or garlic powder.
3. Put lamb cubes inside a Ziploc bag (or use a plastic container with a decent lid), add the marinade, and marinate the lamb cubes about 4 hours within the fridge.
4. Dump the lamb and marinade right into a colander positioned within the sink, drain off the marinade, and let lamb come to room temperature when you warmth the grill to medium-high.
5. Thread lamb cubes on to skewers. In the event you don’t have blade-type skewers (affiliate hyperlink) like these nice skewers I purchased in Turkey or double skewers for kabobs (affiliate hyperlink) be sure you push the cubes of lamb tightly collectively in order that they don’t spin round on the grill.
6. Place skewers on the grill and rotate each 2-3 minutes to get good grill marks on the meat.
7. Prepare dinner lamb about 8 minutes for medium uncommon or 9-10 minutes for medium, however don’t overcook.
8. Season cooked lamb with a bit of salt and fresh-ground black pepper and serve scorching.
9. Souvlaki is nice served with The World’s Greatest Tzatziki Sauce.

Make it a low-carb Meal:

Greek Lamb Souvlaki would style nice with American Greek Salad, Greek Salad with Peppers, Greek Dip with Tomatoes and Feta, or Chopped Greek Salad with Peperoncini for a low-carb meal.

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Low-Carb Weight-reduction plan / Low-Glycemic Weight-reduction plan / South Seaside Weight-reduction plan Options:
Greek Lamb Souvlaki is a good dish for low-carb or Keto weight-reduction plan plans, and most low-carb dieters most likely wouldn’t thoughts a little bit of fats left on the meat. Lamb is a restricted meals for the South Seaside Weight-reduction plan, because of the quantity of fats, however should you trim the fats properly you can eat this for an occasional deal with.

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Historic Notes for this Recipe:
This Lamb Souvlaki recipe was first posted in 2007! The recipe was up to date with higher photographs in 2019 and final up to date with extra info in 2024.

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