Greek Gyros

Authentic homemade gyros with seasoned meat, tzatziki sauce, and fresh toppings

Ingredients

Ingredients

Meat:

• 1 lb 80/20 ground beef
• 1 lb ground pork or lamb
• 1 red onion
• 7 cloves garlic
• 2 tsp ground marjoram (or sub 1.5 more tsp oregano)
• 2 tsp dried rosemary
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp black pepper

Tzatziki Sauce:

• 1/2 cup finely grated cucumber
• 1 cup whole milk plain greek yogurt
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 garlic clove minced
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh dill (or 0.3 tbsp dried dill)
• 1 tbsp fresh mint chopped (optional if you have it)

Toppings:

• Feta cheese crumbles
• 3 roma tomatoes sliced
• 1 red onion sliced thin and cut in half or smaller
• Romaine heart lettuce, cut into 1" squares or slightly larger
• Optional hot sauce
• 8 pita breads

Instructions

1. MEAT: With a larger food processor, process garlic and onion of the meat section until minced. Add meat and seasonings and process for at least a few minutes (3+ min). It is really critical that it is mixed well or it tastes very uneven. Then put in an oven dish like a meatloaf and flatten the top. Bake at 350°F for 1 hour. Remove from the oven, drain grease, and wrap the “meatloaf” in tinfoil. Place it on the counter and add at least a few pounds of weight on top of it (using a frying pan with a few cans in it works) and let sit for 30+ min for it to settle. This also usually pushes more grease out so do it somewhere it is easy to clean. Finally, cut the meat thin to serve
2. Meanwhile, mix all the tzatziki ingredients in a bowl well and chill in the fridge serving
3. Meanwhile, prepare the toppings and chop as needed
4. Serve when the meat is sliced. Lather Tzatziki sauce on pita and then throw in all the ingredients