Gyros Recipe - Quick, Healthy & Ready in 45 Minutes

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Gyroshealthy recipe

Gyros

Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave Mediterranean food.

  • Servings: 6
  • Total cooking time:

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • 1 head garlic
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground fenugreek
  • 1 pound ground lamb
  • 1 tablespoon Olive oil
  • 1 large onion, sliced into thin rings
  • 2 teaspoons oregano
  • 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • 2 teaspoons pepper
  • 8 individual pita breads
  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 large tomato, coarsely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons Boiling water

Instructions:

  1. Combine ground lamb, water, onion, parsley, oregano, garlic, pepper, salt, cumin and fenugreek and mix thoroughly. Shape into loaf and wrap tightly in plastic film to compress the mixture. Refrigerate for 2 hours.To cook in the oven: preheat oven to 350F. Unwrap meat mixture and place on a cookie sheet or shallow baking dish and bake 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
  2. Cut the round pita breads in half. Fill each pocket with slices of meat, thin onion rings and tomato. In a mixing bowl, combine garlic, mustard and red wine vinegar and blend until smooth. Slowly add the olive oil, beating until it is all incorporated and the mixture is smooth. Stir the yogurt until creamy and add it to the other mixture.
  3. Pour a little of this dressing over the contents of the pita pockets and serve.

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