Slap my butt and call me Hestia

It was brought to my attention my children have not eaten a Gyro. I KNOW! How did this happen?? Well we live in a small town and the last time I saw a restaurant that sold Gyros was in the mall when I was in high school. We DO NOT need to do the math to figure how long it has been... we will leave it at it has been a while since we have had one here. o.O  I will one day get them the real deal but till then.....

I needed to fix this issue and fix it on a budget. Meaning I checked on what lamb costs and about passed out. So I did some research and found a possible solution. Now do not run away until you hear me out ok? ..... It is made with ground beef. Calm down calm down. I was VERY worried about how this was going to turn out until I tried it. It is a different texture of course but the flavor was very good. In fact we had NO leftovers it was so good. Was also told it was a do again meal FOR SURE. You know when I hear those words it was good.

So lets get our Greek on!

Ingredients for Tzatziki sauce :
8 ounces of plain Greek yogurt
1/3 c seeded cucumber, diced small
1 tsp onion powder
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tsp sugar

Ingredients for meat :
2.5 lb lean ground beef
2 tsp dried oregano
1.5 tsp garlic powder
1.5 tsp onion powder
1 tsp salt
3/4 teaspoon pepper

Toppings :
8 pita pockets OR flour tortillas
3 cups shredded lettuce
1 tomato, chopped
1 small onion, chopped

Directions:

•  In a bowl, combine first 5 ingredients. Cover and refrigerate.
•  In a separate bowl, combine ground beef and seasonings, Mix well. Allow the meat mixture to set in the fridge for 10 min. 
• set your oven to broil
•  Shape into 8  oval patties about 1/4 inch thick
•  Line a jelly roll pan with foil and cook in oven for 10 min , flipping them over once.
•  Cut patties into thin strips

Top with lettuce , tomatoes, onions. Drizzle Tzatziki sauce over top.

Serves 8

 


Serve with suggestions : Steamed zucchini , squash and carrots OR fried zucchini and squash to dip into Tzatziki sauce. YUM!