Super Simple Gyros With Cucumber-mint Yogurt

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup plain yogurt (preferably greek)
• 4 -5 fresh mint leaves, finely minced
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup cucumber, peeled, seeded and finely chopped
• 1 pinch kosher salt
• 1 ripe tomato, diced
• 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
• 1/4 cup flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped
• red wine vinegar and olive oil (to season tomatoes and feta)
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 lb lean ground lamb
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano, rub between fingers to waken flavor
• 1/2 teaspoon dried whole thyme, rub between fingers to waken flavor
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 pinch kosher salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 pita bread rounds, halved and warm (6-inch)
• 1 cup onion, sliced into thin rings
• 1 1/2 cups iceberg lettuce, shredded

Recipe

• 1 mix yogurt, mint, sugar and salt in a small bowl. stir in the cucumber. cover and chill for at least 30 minutes.
• 2 season the diced tomato, feta cheese, and parsley with the red wine vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper; set aside.
• 3 in a large non-stick skillet, heat the oil over medium heat until hot. add the ground lamb, oregano, thyme, garlic and onion powders, and black pepper; cook until browned - stirring to crumble. drain on paper towel-lined plate.
• 4 transfer lamb to to a mixing bowl. add the lemon juice and stir well.
• 5 warm the pita bread rounds; split open each pita half forming a pocket.
• 6 have everyone spoon even amounts of the lamb mixture into their pita pocket, and top with onions, lettuce, tomatoes and feta, and cucumber-mint yogurt.