Beef Gyro

Rating: 3.86 stars
28 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 10
  • 4 star values: 8
  • 3 star values: 7
  • 2 star values: 2
  • 1 star values: 1

Gyros is a Greek dish consisting of meat, tomato, onion, and tzatziki sauce and is served with pita bread. YUM!

By jennifer_russell

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Recipe Summary

prep:
15 mins
cook:
5 mins
total:
20 mins
Servings:
5
Yield:
5 servings
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

5
Original recipe yields 5 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

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

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  • 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.

  • 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.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
497 calories; protein 28.9g; carbohydrates 41.5g; fat 24.1g; cholesterol 74mg; sodium 732.5mg. Full Nutrition
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Reviews (20)

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Desiree Staffeldt-Gyger
Rating: 4 stars
07/01/2015
this was excellent. easy and tasty. I marinated the steak before grilling it. Kids and picky hubby all gave a thumbs up. Thanks! Read More
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Most helpful critical review

Alice
Rating: 3 stars
01/15/2014
The sauce was too thin and the beef is bland. Great recipe for people who don't like spices. Read More
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28 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 10
  • 4 star values: 8
  • 3 star values: 7
  • 2 star values: 2
  • 1 star values: 1
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Desiree Staffeldt-Gyger
Rating: 4 stars
06/30/2015
this was excellent. easy and tasty. I marinated the steak before grilling it. Kids and picky hubby all gave a thumbs up. Thanks! Read More
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Alice
Rating: 3 stars
01/14/2014
The sauce was too thin and the beef is bland. Great recipe for people who don't like spices. Read More
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Alex the Frog
Rating: 5 stars
09/11/2016
This was very good. The next time I will be using half the amounts for the tzatziki, I had enough for 10 people. :-) Read More
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Samsbc12
Rating: 5 stars
01/25/2015
This was great. I made a few changes. I used a naan like break so it was fluffier then the pita bread. I also based on other reviews hand chopped the cucumber vs blending it to avoid the tzatziki from having too much liquid. Read More
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Jenny Withers
Rating: 5 stars
10/13/2013
this was quick and easy and I would definitely make again Read More
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Nakiah Burnes
Rating: 5 stars
02/13/2015
My hubby and I loved this! I think I put too much lemon juice in the tzatziki for my hubby's taste so he used some Trader Joe's goddess dressing instead. I added Salt and Pepper to the meat. Also I added some sesame seeds and a dab of prepared horseradish on my gyro. For the kids sake I put the onions cucumbers and tomatoes as a salad on the side with oil & vinegar. Read More
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Brian Dodd
Rating: 3 stars
04/12/2014
Made it the fist time as written yep it was way to thin. It took a little thought but to thicken it: 1) shred the cucumber 2) wrap in paper towels and squeeze the moisture out 3) MIX BY HAND DON'T USE THE BLENDER. Now you have a great tzatziki;) Read More
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I like to eat
Rating: 3 stars
06/18/2014
People who are having trouble with it being watery. Try running the cucumbers through a food processor blender or grate really fine on a cheese grader first then put on a terry cloth or a lot of paper towles and ring out the extra mosture form the cucumbers. This will help remove the extra liquid and make the tzatziki thicker. Read More
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Taryn Stemler
Rating: 5 stars
06/20/2017
This was excellent. Read More
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