Lamb gyros with cucumber-yogurt sauce
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| -----sauce----- | ||
| 8 | ounces | Plain yogurt |
| ⅓ | cup | Cucumber; seeded & chopped |
| 2 | tablespoons | Onion; finely chopped |
| 1 | Cl Garlic; minced | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Sugar ---gyros----- |
| 1 | pounds | Lean ground lamb |
| 2 | Cl Garlic; minced | |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Dried oregano; crushed |
| 1 | teaspoon | Onion powder |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Pepper |
| 1 | large | Tomato; halved & thinly slic |
| 1 | small | Onion; thinly sliced |
| 4 | Pita breads; halved and warm | |
Directions
Recipe by: Z_BRIGHTS@... For sauce, combine all ingredients in medium bowl; mix well. Cover and refrigerate.
For gyros, combine lamb and seasonings in a large bowl; mix gently to blend well. Shape into 2 oval ½-inch thick patties. Place patties on rack in broiler pan so surface of meat is 3-4 inches from heat.
Broil 8-10 minutes until no loger pink, turning once. Carve each patty into thin slices. Place equal amounts of lamb, tomato and onion in each pita half.
Serve with yogurt sauce.
Makes 4 servings.