Sandwich Week! Day Seven

For Day 7 of Sandwich Week! I am combining a sandwich and a review. Our 7th sandwich was made at home and found at Crete Souvlaki Restaurant, and it is ....





The Chicken Souvlaki Pita.

Everyone has that restaurant...that restaurant that you always drive by, or hear about that makes you say "I'm gonna go there" and you never do. For me that restaurant was Crete Souvlaki, and after too many years of driving by and talking, I've finally been there.
Crete Souvlaki is located on 17th Avenue SW in Calgary in a gas station. Yup, a gas station, and it has some of the best Greek food I've had in a long time. They are open 7 days a week, late on weekends for eat in and take out. They only have 3 tables and a handful of stools at a small counter, so take out is probably best if you live in the area. We don't, so we ate in and shared the Chicken Souvlaki Platter. For under $10 with a drink, we got 2 plates of food (!) and all of it was delicious.
A big pita full of chicken, veggies and lots of garlicky tatziki. The pita was freshly grilled and nice and soft. The sides were an insane Greek salad, rice and wonderful lemon potatos. I'm sad that we no longer live nearby, but if you do, check it out.

Crete Souvlaki Restaurant
2623 17 Ave. SW.
Calgary
246-4777

It's so easy to make souvlaki at home. Here's our recipe for our marinade. We use it on chicken, pork and beef. Let the meat marinate for at least an hour or two, but overnight in the fridge is better.

Souvlaki Marinade

This is good for about 1/2 - 3/4 lb of meat. Cut the meat into cubes or strips, whatever you prefer.

3 tb olive oil
3 tb lemon juice
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp hot pepper flakes
3 garlic cloves, finely minced

Whisk the marinade together, then add in the meat and stir to coat. Let sit as long as you can. If it's more than an hour or so, chuck it in the fridge.

This day we marinated some pork tenderloin overnight.


When it was done we folded up in pita bread with tatziki, chopped tomatos and some red onion.



It's goooood.

Daily Question - What ingredient/ingredients should NEVER, in your opinion, be in a sandwich?

Trivia Question 7 - Name two traditional greek meals/dishes.


OK, Sandwich Week! is over. Here's a recap of the 7 Trivia Questions.

1. Name the store/restaurant that created the Muffuletta.
2. What is another name for cilantro?
3. New Orleans Square in Disneyland was opened in what year?
4. Tomatos are referred to as a vegetable, but they are really a fruit. What is the difference between a fruit and a vegetable?
5. What is the official Pepper of Texas?
6. What does antipasto mean?
7. Name two traditional greek meals/dishes.

Email your answers to me at iliketocook at shaw dot ca. You have until midnight tonight. The winner will be announced tomorrow morning.

Thanks for joining me for Sandwich Week!. Hope you enjoyed it. I did; I think there may be more theme weeks in our future!