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Birthday Dinner Spread: Strawberry Cake, Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki, Strawberry Lemonade & Salad
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Birthday Dinner Spread: Strawberry Cake, Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki, Strawberry Lemonade & Salad

4 hServes 8Nutri-Score C€€€
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what you need

Ingredients

8 people
  • strawberries (fresh, hulled and sliced, for the cake filling)Produce700 g
  • freeze-dried strawberries (ground into powder for the frosting)Produce30 g
  • cream cheese (softened, for the frosting)Dairy450 g
  • butter (softened, for the frosting)Dairy200 g
  • powdered sugar (for the frosting)Pantry500 g
  • vanilla extract (for the frosting)Pantry10 ml
  • flour (for the pita dough)Grains500 g
  • dry yeast (for the pita dough)Pantry10 g
  • water (lukewarm, for the pita dough)Beverages320 ml
  • olive oil (for the pita dough and the salad)Pantry45 ml
  • salt (for the pita dough)Spices10 g
  • sugar (for the pita dough)Pantry5 g
  • chicken thighs (marinated overnight)Meat1 kg
  • Greek yogurt (for the tzatziki)Dairy400 g
  • cucumber (one grated for the tzatziki, one diced for the salad)Produce2 pieces
  • garlic (cloves, minced, for the tzatziki)Produce3 pieces
  • lemons (freshly squeezed, for the lemonade and the salad)Produce6 pieces
  • tomatoes (cut up for the salad)Produce4 pieces
  • onion (cut up for the salad)Produce1 piece
  • fresh mint (chopped, for the salad)Produce10 g
  • fresh dill (chopped, for the salad)Produce10 g

per serving

Nutrition

828kcal

Carbs
90 g
Proteins
33 g
Fat
38 g
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what you’ll use

Tools

  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Frying pan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Rolling pin
  • Blender
  • Sieve
  • Skewer
  • Saucepan
  • Spatula

step by step

Method

  1. Make the strawberry cream cheese frosting

    • Grind the freeze-dried strawberries into a fine powder.
    • Beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth, then mix in the powdered sugar, vanilla and strawberry powder until you get a natural pink frosting.
    Step 1
  2. Assemble the four-layer strawberry cake

    • Take the chilled cake layers out of the fridge.
    • Spread frosting on the outside of a layer, coat the edges with fresh strawberries, then stack the remaining layers and finish frosting the cake.
    • Chill the finished cake in the fridge.
    Step 2
  3. Make the pita dough

    • Mix the flour, yeast, water, olive oil, salt and sugar into a dough.
    • Cover and let it rest until doubled in size.
    Step 3
  4. Cook the marinated chicken

    • Thread the overnight-marinated chicken onto a skewer.
    • Cook it on the vertical rotisserie until browned and cooked through.
    Step 4
  5. Make the strawberry lemonade

    • Blend the strawberries and strain the purée to remove most of the seeds.
    • Squeeze the lemons and make a simple syrup.
    • Combine everything together and chill in the fridge.
    Step 5
  6. Shape and rest the pita

    • Divide the risen dough and roll each piece into a ball.
    • Cover with a damp towel and let rest.
    Step 6
  7. Make the salad for the gyros

    • Combine the cut tomatoes, onion and cucumber.
    • Add freshly squeezed lemon, olive oil, fresh mint and dill.
    Step 7
  8. Cook the pita breads

    • Roll the rested dough balls out into small circles.
    • Cook them in a pan for about two minutes per side until puffed and lightly golden.
    Step 8
  9. Serve everything

    • Set out the sliced chicken, warm pitas, tzatziki and salad so everyone can build their own gyros.
    • Serve the strawberry lemonade and finish with slices of the strawberry cake.
    Step 9