Gyros

Greek

Main Difficulty: Medium Servings: 4 Total: 45 min

Ingredients

  • Chicken thighs or pork, sliced 500 g
  • Greek yogurt 3 tbsp
  • Garlic, minced 3 cloves
  • Olive oil 3 tbsp
  • Dried oregano 2 tsp
  • Paprika 1 tsp
  • Lemon juice 2 tbsp
  • Pita breads 4
  • Tzatziki 200 g
  • Tomato, sliced 1
  • Red onion, sliced 1/2
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Prep
25 min
Cook
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1

    Marinate the meat with yogurt, garlic, olive oil, oregano, paprika, lemon juice, salt and pepper for at least 1 hour.

  2. 2

    Sear the meat in a hot pan or on a grill in batches until browned and cooked through with crisp edges.

  3. 3

    Warm the pita breads briefly in a dry pan or over a flame until soft and pliable.

  4. 4

    Spread tzatziki over each warm pita.

  5. 5

    Add the hot meat, sliced tomato and red onion.

  6. 6

    Roll up tightly, wrap in paper and serve with extra tzatziki.