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Marinated Beef Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce

Classic Greek takeout favorite has a new twist! The all-beef filling is marinated for hours, grilled and stuffed into a warmed flatbread, then drizzled with refreshing sauce.
4.59 from 12 votes
Prep Time :30 minutes
Cook Time :15 minutes
marinating :8 hours
Total Time :8 hours 45 minutes
Servings :6
Calories :559
Course :Dinner, Lunch

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds Sirloin Beef trimmed and cut into 1/4 inch thick slices
  • 6 Pocketless Pitas
  • shredded Leaf Lettuce, tomato, red onion optional

For the Marinade:

For the Tzatziki Sauce:

  • 2 cups Greek Yogurt
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1/2 medium English cucumber diced (seedless cucumber
  • 1/2 tbsp salt
  • 2 tsp dill
  • salt and pepper

Instructions 

To Make the Marinade:

  • Place all of the marinade ingredients in a small bowl, mix well to combine. Add the beef to a large ziploc bag, and pour the marinade over the meat. Work the marinade around the beef until all the pieces are coated. Refrigerate for at least 8 hours.

For Tzatziki Sauce: 

  • Place a colander over a medium bowl. Combine the diced cucumber with the salt.. Transfer the cucumber to the colander and sit something heavy on top. ( A few stacked plates works well for this). Let the water in the cucumber drain through the colander into the bowl. About 1 hour. Place the drained cucumber onto a clean kitchen towel. Gather the ends of the towel and squeeze the rest of the moisture from the cucumbers. Do this several times until no more water runs out.
  • In a food processor or blender, combine the drained cucumber, lemon juice. garlic, dill, salt and pepper. Process until well blended. Stir this mixture into the yogurt and refrigerate for several hours to allow the flavors to blend.

To cook the steak:

  • Preheat the grill to 350°F. Using a grill liner (steak slices may fall thru grill rack), place steak slices on the preheated grill and cook for 3-4 minutes per side, or until done as desired.Remove from grill. Discard marinade left in the bag.
  • Place Pitas directly on the grill rack and heat about 30 seconds on each side to warm.
  • Assemble Gyros by placing slices of steak in the center of the pita bread. Add lettuce, tomato and onion slices, then drizzle with Tzatziki Sauce. Fold the Pita over on itself to make a half circle.

Chef Tips

Steak can be grilled indoors using indoor grill or grill pan. 

Nutrition Facts

Nutrition Facts
Marinated Beef Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce
Serving Size
 
1 gyro
Amount per Serving
Calories
559
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
24.37
g
37
%
Saturated Fat
 
4.65
g
29
%
Cholesterol
 
92.54
mg
31
%
Sodium
 
992.78
mg
43
%
Potassium
 
754.17
mg
22
%
Carbohydrates
 
37.13
g
12
%
Fiber
 
1.43
g
6
%
Sugar
 
3.78
g
4
%
Protein
 
45.93
g
92
%
Vitamin A
 
26.25
IU
1
%
Vitamin C
 
7.25
mg
9
%
Calcium
 
163.83
mg
16
%
Iron
 
3.54
mg
20
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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