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Gyros

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Course Main Dish

Ingredients
  

Gyro Meat

  • 1 lb. ground lamb
  • 1 tsp. oregano
  • 1 tsp. paprika
  • 1 tsp. onion powder
  • 1 tsp. cumin
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • 1/4 tsp. rosemary
  • 3 cloves minced garlic
  • 2 tsp. lemon juice

Tzatziki

  • 1 sm. or 1/2 lg. cucumber
  • 1/2 c. plain yogurt
  • 2 cloves minced garlic
  • 2 tsp. lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp. dried mint I used peppermint tea.
  • salt and pepper to taste

Sandwich "Extras"

  • pitas or Kinnikinnick pizza crusts
  • lettuce opt.
  • tomatoes opt.
  • sliced onions opt.
  • feta cheese opt.
  • olives opt.

Instructions
 

  • Make the tzatziki first, as it needs to have time for the flavors to blend.  Peel the cucumber and either thinly slice or finely chop.  Mix in all remaining ingredients and allow to sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes (while you prepare the rest of the meal is great).
  • Combine meat patty ingredients and mix well.  You have several options for cooking these.  Form into patties and sauté them on each side 'til cooked through, like hamburgers.  Form them into thick patties (about 1" thick) and steam on a rack in a pressure cooker (over sufficient water to bring to pressure) for 6 minutes.  Or form the whole thing into one meatloaf and cook in the slow cooker on low for 3-4 hours or high for about 2 hours.
  • When the meat is done, fill each pita pocket with a meat patty (or slice from the loaf, if you used that option), lettuce, tomato, onion, tzatziki, feta, and olives as desired.  (We used the lettuce, but none of the other optional ingredients.)