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.

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.

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

Prepare the cucumber, peppers, tomato and feta.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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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

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