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Greek Gyro Salad

September 22, 2014 By Tekesha 4 Comments

Greek Gyro Salad

Do we still have time for another salad recipe before our thoughts turn to all things warm and comforting?? Good! Because this salad is ridiculously good.

This was my first time making homemade gyro meat. It wasn’t complicated, but it does take a little bit of time to do it right. The recipe for the meat comes straight from the amazing J. Kenji López-Alt at Serious Eats and you can find it here: Greek-American Lamb Gyros, with a quick photo recap below. Stop at the completion of Step 2 of Kenji’s recipe when the gyro meat is cooked and comes out of the oven.

Greek Gyro Salad

Greek Gyro Salad

Now onto our salad:

  • 4 slices of gyro meat from the loaf made above
  • 1 romaine heart, torn into large pieces
  • 1 cucumber, cored and sliced into half moons
  • A small handful of peppadew peppers
  • 1 tomato, sliced into generous wedges
  • 1/4 block of feta cheese, broken into large pieces
  • 1 tbsp tzatziki sauce

Place 4 slices of gyro meat in a nonstick skillet.

Greek Gyro Salad

Fry the meat on high heat for 30 seconds on each side, until it is golden brown.

Greek Gyro Salad

Prepare the cucumber, peppers, tomato and feta.

Greek Gyro Salad

If you have never seen peppadew peppers, this is how you can usually buy them. They are really sweet and juicy and go well in salads. If you follow me on Instagram, you know I like to stuff them with goat cheese and add them to antipasto plates.

Greek Gyro Salad

Line a large bowl or serving platter with torn romaine lettuce.

Greek Gyro Salad

Top with the cucumber, peppers, tomato  slices, feta and gyro meat slices.

Greek Gyro Salad

Drizzle with tzatziki sauce, a spiced yogurt mixed with dill and cucumber.

Greek Gyro Salad

You can make it yourself, but it can be a bit of a hassle getting all of the water out of the cucumbers, so a lot of times I just buy it at the store. This is the brand I like to use, Cedar’s All Natural Tzatziki. It’s usually wherever your grocery store keeps the hummus.

Greek Gyro Salad

It makes an excellent dip and an even better salad dressing!

Greek Gyro Salad

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Greek Gyro Salad
 
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Prep time
2 mins
Cook time
2 mins
Total time
4 mins
 
Juicy and tender all-lamb gyro meat on top of a salad packed with tomatoes, cucumbers, feta cheese, and peppadew peppers, drizzled with tzatziki sauce.
Author: Tekesha @ EatMoreFoodProject
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 4 slices of gyro meat from Serious Eats Recipe
  • 1 romaine heart, torn into large pieces
  • 1 cucumber, cored and sliced into half moons
  • A small handful of peppadew peppers
  • 1 tomato, sliced into generous wedges
  • ¼ block of feta cheese, broken into large pieces
  • 1 tbsp tzatziki sauce
Instructions
  1. Place 4 slices of gyro meat in a nonstick skillet.
  2. Fry the meat on high heat for 30 seconds on each side, until it is golden brown.
  3. Prepare the cucumber, peppers, tomato and feta.
  4. Line a large bowl or serving platter with torn romaine lettuce.
  5. Top with the prepared vegetables and the gyro meat slices.
  6. Drizzle with tzatziki sauce, a spiced yogurt mixed with dill and cucumber.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 219 Fat: 14 Carbohydrates: 13 Sugar: 8 Sodium: 580 Protein: 12
3.2.1311

 

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Comments

  1. Edyta says

    September 22, 2014 at 9:52 PM

    It never crossed my mind to make my own gyro meat. Great idea. Thanks a lot. 🙂

    Reply
    • Tekesha says

      September 22, 2014 at 9:58 PM

      Thanks, Edyta! It was a lot easier than I thought it would be! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Rupert and Delrose Brown says

    September 24, 2014 at 6:46 PM

    Love this presentation. Your picture is so sharp it looks like the salad is about to jump off the page onto my plate…I wish!
    You are so creative in the kitchen. We are so proud of you.
    As soon as I buy the ingredients for one of your recipe, you have another that I like even better. Great job Tekesha!

    Reply
    • Tekesha says

      September 24, 2014 at 9:44 PM

      Thanks! 🙂

      Reply

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