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If you’re looking to learn how to bring a traditional Greek dish into your own kitchen, you are on the right page! Check out how the oregano and other ingredients affect your skewers!

For The Marinade:

• 1/2 cup olive oil

• 1 small red onion, chopped

• 2 garlic cloves, minced

• 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

•  2 teaspoons Greek oregano

For The Tzatziki:

• 2 cups Greek yogurt
• 1 cucumber, peeled and grated
• 4 cloves of garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 lbs pork loin, trimmed of silver skin and excess fat, cut into 1-inch cubes
• Wooden skewers, soaked in water for 30 minutes before use
• Pocketless Pita

Directions To Follow: 

1. Mix all of the marinade ingredients together. Place pork cubes in a Ziploc bag and pour in the marinade. Seal the bag and toss to coat pork evenly with the marinade, then open the bag and reseal, removing as much air as possible. Place the pork in the refrigerator for two hours to overnight.
2. Mix all the tzatziki ingredients together. Cover and place in the refrigerator for two hours to overnight.
3. Light one chimney full of charcoal. Skewer pork cubes.
4. When all the charcoal is lit, spread coals out evenly. Grill the pork skewers until browned. Rest for 5 minutes.
5. Grill the pita (1 minute per side).

When you're ready to serve, place the warm souvlaki on top of the grilled pita bread. You can put the tzatziki next to the souvlaki. It is also recommended to squeeze a few zesty lemons over your souvlaki. It is perfect meal for a party in your backyard! And once you get comfortable to making them, it can serve as one of your favorite comfort foods.

Article Source: Serious EATS