Homemade Gyro (for Tom Hanks) | Just Eat Life

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Chicken is leaner, and ground beef is often more affordable.

tzatziki sauce

🥗Healthier: yogurt with herbs

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Using yogurt with herbs keeps it lighter while sour cream is often less expensive.

pita bread

🥗Healthier: whole grain pita

💰Cheaper: tortillas

Whole grain pita adds fiber, while tortillas can be less expensive.

lamb

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken

Turkey is leaner than lamb, and chicken is generally more affordable.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

In a mixing bowl, combine 1 pound of ground beef and 1 pound of ground lamb.

Add 1 teaspoon of dried oregano, 1 teaspoon of cumin, salt, and pepper to the meat mixture.

Soak some bread crumbs in a little bit of olive oil and add them to the meat mixture.

Slice 1 medium onion in half and grate it into the bowl.

Add 2 cloves of garlic to the mixture.

Use a mixer with a paddle attachment to blend the mixture until it is super fine and pasty.

Transfer the meat mixture to a loaf pan greased with olive oil and press it down.

Bake in the oven for about 1 hour until the top is nice and brown.

While the meat is baking, peel an English cucumber and place it in a bowl with a strainer and paper towel to catch moisture.

Grate the cucumber and squeeze out some moisture.

In a bowl, combine 1.5 cups of Greek yogurt, the grated cucumber, minced garlic, dill, and juice from 1 lemon. Mix well.

After 1 hour, remove the meat from the oven and cut it into slices.

Warm up some flatbread or pita in the oven.

Assemble the gyro by adding shredded lettuce, the sliced meat, thinly sliced red onion, and tomatoes to the flatbread.

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