Greek Lamb Souvlaki Kebabs (2024)

Marinated succulent lamb, juicy and beautifully charred. TheseGreek Lamb Souvlaki Kebabs are so tasty. Cook them on the BBQ for added flavour!

Now we’ve got our little BBQ area built, Chris is after having barbecues for every meal.

Since he’s the barbecue master, I guess he’s doing all the cooking from now on!

and can you believe it…….. I’ve managed to get him in front of the camera for this one!!! I’ve been trying to get him in some recipe videos for AGES, and the only thing that worked was the threat of me touching his barbecue. Heh heh heh.

These are my lamb souvlaki kebabs. A recipe I first posted in 2014 when the blog was still a baby in its first year and my photography was embarrassingly bad (I’ll include one of the old photos below the recipe card).

Don’t get me wrong, I’m still very good at taking a bad photo, but I’m better than I was.

We’ve had lots of barbecues already this Summer, and we intend to take it right through to Autumn and maybe even Winter!

Here’s the lamb with the marinade ingredients just about to be mixed:

Mmmmmm let’s go with grilled meats, hot salads, some slow cooking (leg of lamb cooked over the BBQ for a few hours is definitely the way to go). Anyone care to join me?

I’m almost looking forward to Autumn. The most amazing time to be outdoors, enjoying the gorgeous colours and the cool breeze with a hot drink in one hand and a steaming skewer of lamb souvlaki in another.
Or maybea slowed cookedbrisket and garlic potato sandwich. Yes I like potatoes on my bread. Please don’t judge my carb addiction.
Or a nice slab of charred halloumi with a squirt of lemon.

The marinade for this lamb imbues some seriously deep flavours – salty, garlicky and with a good dash of lemon, they’re very very moreish. They absolutely taste their best when cooked on the barbecue, but you can also cook them under the grill (broiler) or on a griddle (you don’t even need to skewer them if they’re cooked on the griddle).

Souvlaki cooking on the barbecue:

I love to serve these with homemade tzatziki (I’ll include the recipe below) and also some grilled pittas or my Greek potato hash. Sometimes both!! And then finish off with a delicious quick and easy desert like these Individual No Bake Cheesecakes or a super quick and easy mug cake.

They’re quick to make, but you’ve got to let them sit in the marinade for at least 2 hours. There’s no shortcut on this. If you want, you can prepare ahead bymarinating the lambin the morning, and then cooking themfor dinner.

More Amazing Lamb Recipes

If you like these, try my pork gyros or my chicken souvlaki too!

Can I make it gluten free?

The lamb kebabs are already gluten free. Just be sure to serve on gluten free pita bread.

Can I make it ahead?

This recipe call for being marinating ahead of time. You cn marinate in the morning, then cook and eat in the evening.
You can cook and then reheat the kebabs (cool, cover and refrigerate, then cook in the oven at 190C/380F, covered with foil for about 15 minutes – or until piping hot throughout). They’re a little tougher when reheated though.

Will it freeze?

Yes. Cool, cover and freeze. Then defrost in the fridge overnight and reheat as per above.

Can we see Chris in some more recipe videos?

Yes!! Definitely more to come!!

This post was first published in September 2014. Updated in July 2018 with new photos, recipe video and extra tips.
Here’s one of the old bad photos….

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