Wednesday, October 26, 2011

easy dinner: gyros

i had never had a gyro until chris and i were on our honeymoon.
i love them, and my kids have had them more than i ever did growing up.

this is such an easy and delicious meal.
sprouts sells gyro meat right next to their deli meat. it's sooo good.

all you do is:

-warm up the gyro meat in a skillet pan, i usually turn it over & cook for a couple minutes.
-get some really good flat or pita bread & warm up in microwave for 25 seconds.
-place meat in bread with sliced tomatoes, cucumbers & lettuce.
-drizzle with tzatziki sauce - you can also buy this at sprouts right next to the gyro meat.
-or make your own tzatziki sauce. this is the recipe i used the last time i made it:


  • 2 (8 ounce) containers plain yogurt
  • 2 cucumbers - peeled, seeded and diced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped

-combine all ingredients to make sauce

*it was pretty garlicky so you might want to go easy on the garlic for the kids.

-add a greek salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, feta cheese, and italian dressing and you have an awesome & easy meal!

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for the info! I just bought the Sprouts gyro meat and wasn't sure how to cook it. I also bought the tzatziki sauce, but am happy to have your recipe for the future!!

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