GREEK STYLE GYRO SANDWICH | PALEO | KETO FRIENDLY | FOOD WITHOUT BORDERS | EP 56

lamb meat

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than lamb.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Cottage cheese provides protein with fewer calories.

tzatziki sauce

🥗Healthier: yogurt sauce

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Sour cream is more accessible and can mimic the texture.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

In a food processor, add garlic, onion, cumin powder, dried oregano, and black pepper.

Blend the garlic and onion mixture until finely chopped.

Add ground beef to the food processor and blend until it forms a smooth paste, about 4-5 minutes.

Grease a nonstick loaf pan and transfer the meat mixture into it, flattening it down.

Bake the meat in the oven for about 1 hour.

Let the meat cool completely, then refrigerate overnight or for at least 3-4 hours.

Slice the chilled meat into thin slices.

Heat a skillet over medium heat and add a small amount of oil.

Add the sliced meat to the skillet and cook for a couple of minutes on each side until browned.

Add sliced onions to the skillet to roast them with the meat, without cooking them through.

In a bowl, combine yogurt, lemon juice, crushed garlic, salt, and pepper to make the sauce.

Warm the pita bread and cut it in half to form pockets.

Fill the pita with meat, onions, lettuce, cucumber, tomato, and drizzle with yogurt sauce.

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