Lamb Gyro Recipe
User Reviews
4.6
22 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Servings
8
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Calories
589 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Others
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Cuisine
Mediterranean
Lamb Gyro Recipe
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If you’ve had those delicious Greek gyros before and wondered about making them at home, start off with this Lamb Gyro recipe. Tasty, succulent lamb,refreshing Gyro Sauce wrapped into a delicious Gyro Sandwich! YUM! Video included!
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Ingredients
Lamb
- 2 pounds Lamb Sirloin boneless, use American Lamb
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 Tablespoons garlic paste or 4 cloves minced garlic; Cosette’s Kitchen Recipe
- 1 Tablespoon oregano fresh or 1/2 Tablespoon dried
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- pinch nutmeg optional
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
TzatZiki Sauce
- 1 cup yogurt preferably Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup cucumber squeeze dried-see notes, grated
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic same Toum recipe used above or 1 garlic clove, minced, paste
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 Tablespoons fresh herbs dill, mint and oregano, minced
- salt about 1/8 teaspoon, to your taste and depending on the yogurt brand
Sandwiches
- 8 pita bread charred preferably, Greek style thick; or naan bread
- tzatziki sauce as referenced above
- lamb as referenced above
- 2/3 cup cucumber sliced
- 1 cup tomato sliced
- 2 red onion sliced
- 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup mint fresh (or Parsley, leaves
Notes
- Marinate the lamb for 30 mins and up to 24 hours if you’re preparing ahead of time.
- Make sure to try Cosette’s Kitchen Toum or garlic paste recipe for marinating and for the Tzatziki Sauce. If you’re rushed, use regular minced garlic.
- If you access to an outdoor grill, it’s optimal to BBQ the lamb. However you can pan sear it as well or grill it indoor.
- Depending on how well you want the lamb to be done, your lamb sirloin may take anywhere from 7-10 minutes per side while covering the BBQ lid in between.
- Always wait a few minutes (2-3minutes) before slicing the sirloin.
- Prepare the Tzatziki up to 3 days ahead of time if you wish.
- Make sure to squeeze dry any moisture out of the cucumber for the Tzatziki sauce.
- For the bread, use a thick Pita bread —which is most authentic. However a naan bread also works as it’s similar to a Greek flat bread.
- Assemble the gyro sandwiches before serving.
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Overall Rating
4.6
22 reviews
Excellent
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