Beef Gyro Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Sandwich Recipes. (Beef Gyro Recipe). Gyros is a Greek dish consisting of meat, tomato, onion, and tzatziki sauce and is served with pita bread. YUM!

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 5 mins

Total: 20 mins

Servings: 5

Yield: 5 servings

Beef Gyro Recipe

Ingredients

2 (8 ounce) containers plain yogurt

2 cucumbers - peeled

seeded

and diced

3 tablespoons olive oil

divided

1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill

½ lemon

juiced

3 cloves garlic

peeled

salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 (1 pound) beef top sirloin steak

cut into thin strips

5 pita bread rounds

1 tomato

chopped

½ small onion

thinly sliced

1 (4 ounce) package crumbled feta cheese

½ cup shredded lettuce

1 (2.25 ounce) can sliced ripe olives

drained

Chef John's Sloppy Joes

Lunch

Directions

Step 1

Blend yogurt cucumbers 2 tablespoons olive oil dill lemon juice garlic salt and pepper in a blender until tzatziki sauce is evenly combined.

Step 2

Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir beef in the hot oil until no longer pink 5 to 10 minutes.

Step 3

Layer half of each pita with steak tomato onion feta cheese lettuce olives and tzatziki sauce. Bring edge of each pita over the filling and secure with a toothpick.

Nutritional Information

Beef Gyro Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:5

Calories: 496.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 28.9g 58%

Carbohydrates: 41.5g 13%

Dietary Fiber: 3.1g 12%

Sugars: 9g

Fat: 24.1g 37%

Saturated Fat: 8.7g 44%

Cholesterol: 74mg 25%

Vitamin A Iu: 545.1IU 11%

Niacin Equivalents: 10mg 77%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 32%

Vitamin C: 16.4mg 27%

Folate: 95.4mcg 24%

Calcium: 365.4mg 37%

Iron: 4.1mg 23%

Magnesium: 64.4mg 23%

Potassium: 711.3mg 20%

Sodium: 732.5mg 29%

Thiamin: 0.5mg 49%

Calories From Fat: 217

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.