Make a Greek Gyro

Gyros are those types of sandwiches that you will find at a Greek restaurant and many other places. They are made using pita pockets (Make Danish Flatbread) and are delicious.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ pounds of beef loin, lamb loin or chicken breast tenders
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 large pita breads (Comes with or without pockets. Pocket bread is a lot less messy for sandwiches)
• ¾ cup yogurt
• ½ cup small diced cucumbers
• Juice of one lemon
• 1 cup shredded lettuce
• 1 red onion, sliced
• 1 large tomato, sliced into 6 slices

Steps

1. Preheat the grill.
2. Season the meat with 2 tablespoons olive oil, salt and pepper.
3. Brush the pita bread with the remaining olive oil.
4. Place the meat on the grill and cook for 2 minutes on each side.
   • Remove the meat from the fire and place them on a plate.
5. Place the pita bread on the grill and cook for 2 minutes on each side.
   • Place the pita bread on a plate when done.
6. In a mixing bowl, mix the yogurt, cucumbers, and lemon juice together.
7. Season with salt and pepper.
8. Spread the cucumber sauce evenly into each pita bread.
9. Divide the meat up between the pita breads.
10. Garnish each sandwich with lettuce, onion and tomatoes.
11. Finished.

Tips

• This recipe comes with its own sauce, but look around for other types of sauce/spreads.

Things You'll Need

• Container for seasoning/basting meat
• Grill (or pan to cook on the stove)

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Sources and Citations

• This recipe and many others can be found at Foodista, another Creative Commons site.

See also

• Make Greek Whole Grain Olive Bread
• Grill Souvlaki
• Make Spanakopita
• Make a Traditional Greek Salad
• Make Greek Coffee
• Make Tiropita
• Cook Greek Moussaka
• Make a Traditional Greek Frappe