Two in one night! You lucky dogs, you. Actually, I just wanted to make up for not doing another post all week. So, in anticipation of probably not doing another until Wednesday-ish, here's an easy mediterranean style plate.
But before I start, can I just share these super adorable containers with you? Remember how I told you that Target was on an organization and stock-up bender as their "seasonal" items for the start of the year? Well all that stuff went on clearance, and I may have gone crazy for these little babies.
Are they not super cool? Don't answer that, I know I'm a little too into these. Anyways...they're little veggie savers. So cute! I'm always super annoyed that I can't find another tupperware because I have like four veggies in the process of being used in the fridge. Problem, meet solution. These little babies are just the right size/shape for the onions, peppers, tomatoes, lemons, whatever I'm only using part of...no more rearranging which containers are holding what or using a million Ziplocs. Anyways, on to the main event!
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| Quick lunch/dinner in T-minus 10 minutes! |
This will require: A little bit of chicken (I had 6 oz on hand, but only half is actually plated), flatbread, hummus, persian cucumbers, tomatoes, a red onion, and tatziki sauce (or plain greek yogurt style sauce, which I will describe for you later).
Dice up the chicken and pan fry. While the chicken is cooking, cut the cucumber and tomatoes into similar sized pieces--think 1" cubes. You can do the same with the onion, but sometimes red onion is too strong for me when it's a big piece, so I did really thin slices. Mix these together with about four tablespoons of tatziki sauce. Serve with hummus and flatbread and you're good to go--you can even make a gyros-style sandwich with everything, if you wanted.
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| Cucumber salad almost done. |
Side note: Tatziki sauce is a cucumber yogurt dish that you can buy pre-made (guess where!) at Trader Joe's. It's in the section with hummus, veggies, and sushi--yeah, I don't know why sushi goes right there in their cold sections, either...just deal with it. If you want to do it yourself, you can either buy some plain greek yogurt or use sour cream and add a bit of salt and pepper along with dill...same flavor.
Here's the finished product: I added a bit of olive oil with paprika to the hummus and some celery sticks for something extra crunch...I love crunchy foods! Remember to check out tonight's other post!
