Gyros

Last night we had Gyros, Justin and the kids had pitas and I had a big salad. It was really good, and pretty good for us, I thought I would post the recipe.

For the Meat:

• 1 medium onion, finely chopped or shredded
• 2 pounds ground lamb (I used chicken instead)
  
• 1 tablespoon finely minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon dried marjoram
• 1 tablespoon dried ground rosemary
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt (I left out the salt)
  
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

I chopped the onions in the food processor then mixed all of the ingredients together. Put into a loaf pan and bake in oven for 1 hr. Allow to rest for awhile before slicing thin. Put on a pita with onions tomatoes feta cheese and tzatziki sauce.


For the sauce:

16 ounces plain yogurt (strained on cheesecloth or a tea towel)

1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and finely chopped (food processor, then squeeze out the excess water with a tea towel)

Pinch kosher salt (I left out)

4 cloves garlic, finely minced (I put in the food processor with the cucumber)

1 tablespoon olive oil

Juice of 1/2 lemon

2 tblspoons of dill, finely minced (I bought dill paste)

Mix all ingredients and chill.

So the meal with 2 tblspoons of sauce, 1/10th of the loaf of meat, tomatoes, feta, onions, and a pita was 435 calories or 310 if you had a salad.