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Greek Gyros and Tzatziki Sauce

Grilled Lamb Gyros and Tzatziki Sauce are made in minutes on the grill, place on a pita wrap with cool veggies and tzatziki sauce.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Dinner & Main Dishes
Cuisine: Greek
Keyword: grilled gyro, grilled lamb, Tzatziki
Servings: 4 gyros wraps
Calories: 1190kcal

Ingredients

Tzatziki Sauce

  • 1 cup Greek yogurt
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • ½ cucumber seeded peeled
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon fresh mint minced
  • pinch of salt and pepper

Lamb Kabobs

  • ¼ cup diced red onion
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • ¼ cup breadcrumbs
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ½ teaspoon fresh cracked pepper
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ cup feta cheese crumbled
  • 1 egg
  • 3 lb Aussie grass-fed ground lamb

Gyros

  • 4 pita wraps
  • toppings: chopped tomatoes parsley, and cucumber
  • chilled tzatziki sauce

Instructions

Tzatziki Sauce

  • Using a whisk, mix Greek yogurt, minced garlic, chopped cucumber, lemon juice, olive oil, chopped mint, and a pinch of salt and pepper.
  • Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours, this helps the flavor.

Lamb Kabobs

  • Preheat your grill or Big Green Egg to 400 degrees.
  • Soak wood skewers in cold water for 1 hour, or use metal skewers.
  • In a large bowl, add diced onions, minced garlic, breadcrumbs, cinnamon, oregano, parsley, rosemary, cumin, allspice, paprika, salt, pepper, and crumbled feta. Mix well, then crack in one egg and add ground lamb. Using clean hands or a spatula, combine until it comes together. Use a medium size ice cream scoop and then roll the lamb meatballs to almost 3" in size, as they will shrink on the grill.
  • Push 4-5 lamb meatballs onto each skewer leaving space in between.
  • Grill for 5-6 minutes per side at 400 degrees on your grill (or Big Green Egg) turning every 5-6 minutes until nicely brown.

Assemble the Gyros

  • Place 3 grilled lamb meatballs onto the pita, sprinkle on chopped tomato, cucumber, and drizzle with tzatziki sauce. Garnish with parsley!
  • chopped: cucumber,  tomato, and tzatziki sauce.

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Nutrition

Serving: 4g | Calories: 1190kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 74g | Fat: 80g | Saturated Fat: 37g | Cholesterol: 308mg | Sodium: 1439mg | Potassium: 249mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 565IU | Vitamin C: 4.6mg | Calcium: 264mg | Iron: 7mg