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Scyros (Pita Sandwich)
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marcusphaeton
"A quick and easy pita sandwich recipe inspired by Greek gyros. A tasty alternative to burgers."
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Ingredients
1 h 10 m servings 420Original recipe yields 5 servings (5 sandwiches)
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Directions
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- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; stir in the garlic, and cook until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Set aside about 1/4 of the onion slices to use on the sandwiches, and add the remaining onion to the skillet; cook until soft, about 5 minutes more. Add the ground beef and oregano, and cook until the meat is no longer pink and is beginning to brown. Increase heat to medium-high, drain any grease from the beef, then stir in the celery, spinach, and mushrooms. Cook and stir until the celery has softened and the meat has nicely browned, about 5 minutes more.
- To assemble the Scyros, divide the meat among the warmed pitas. Top each sandwich with some onion slices, banana pepper rings, and tomato wedges. Dollop with the Scottziki sauce to serve.
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8/27/2009
I didn't think this would really taste like gyros like other review, but to my surprise it really did! Family loved it and requested it for a weekly dinner. Instead of celery I used 1 tbsp of ...
6/19/2010
This was very good! I don't think it tasted like a traditional gyro, but it was tasty. I did have to add some salt and pepper to the meat mixture. I omitted the celery, but did use the optional ...
8/24/2009
My family and I loved this recipe. It tastes very close to the original gyro. We didn't have red peppers, dill weed, or yogurt on hand and it was still great. I think it will be even better w...
7/13/2011
7-12-11: Pretty good, but the beef didn't get browned. 8-13-12: This time, I cooked the beef first, then added then other stuff, with about the same results. 7-19-13: For the third time, not ...
10/5/2010
This was okay, but it did not wow me. I used roasted red pepper (from a jar) instead of banana peppers, but I don't think it made much difference. I used the mushrooms, a lot of Greek seasoning...