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How To Make Homemade Gyro Sandwiches
Author: Jackie
Ingredients
Homemade Gyro Meat
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 pound ground lamb (if you are not a lamb lover just use all beef , but they will taste different.
  • 1 medium onion , finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
  • 1 tablespoon rosemary
  • 1 tablespoon marjoram
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground pepper
Tzatziki Sauce Recipe
  • 16 ounces Plain Greek Yogurt-I used Chobani
  • 3 cloves garlic , peeled
  • 1 medium to large cucumber , peeled and seeded
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoon fresh dill
  • ½ teaspoon salt and pepper
Instructions
Homemade Gyro Meat
  1. In a food processor, chop onion and garlic until very fine.
  2. Add meat and all seasonings and grind in the processor until it becomes pasty.
  3. Grease a loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  4. Place the Gyro Meat mixture in a loaf pan, cover and refrigerate for at least an hour or up to 12 hours.
  5. Bake meat at 325 degrees for 60-70 minutes.
  6. If desired, drain excess oil about every 15 minutes.
  7. Once meat has cooked and cooled for about 5 minutes, remove from pan and slice into thin slices.
Tzatziki Sauce Recipe
  1. In your food processor or blender, pulse garlic and cucumber until finely chopped.
  2. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix until completely combined.
  3. To assemble sandwiches, spread a bit of Tzatziki sauce over the flat or pita bread, add meat, tomato, lettuce, red onion and a bit more Tzatziki sauce.
  4. Roll up and enjoy!