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Name: Greek Style Gyros
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: MMD 80% Lean 20% Fat Ground Beef Patties; Ground Lamb; Organic Red Onion Bag; Elephant Garlic; Cobram Estate Olive Oil, Extra Virgin, Classic Flavor; Morton & Bassett Spices Cumin, Organic, Ground; Litehouse Herb, Freeze -Dried Dill; McCormick Ground Oregano; David's Kosher Salt; McCormick® Whole Black Pepper; Oikos Greek Not-So-Traditional Blended Lip-Smacking Lemon Meringue Yogurt; Persian (Armenian) Cucumber; Elephant Garlic; Oppy Organic Meyer Lemons; Mentos Gum, Fresh Mint, with Green Tea Extract; Litehouse Herb, Freeze -Dried Dill; David's Kosher Salt; Damascus Bakeries Pitas, Plain; Organic Tomatoes On The Vine; Little Bear Curly Parsley; Boar's Head Crumbled Feta Cheese

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Greek Style Gyros

Serves 420 mins prep90 mins cook

This easy Greek style gyros recipe showcases delicious ground beef and lamb spiced with garlic, cumin, and herbs, served with homemade tzatziki and fresh toppings. Perfect for a flavorful dinner.

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What you need

MMD 80% Lean 20% Fat Ground Beef Patties

lb ground beef

lb ground lamb

red onion

clove garlic

Cobram Estate Olive Oil, Extra Virgin, Classic Flavor

tbsp olive oil

Morton & Bassett Spices Cumin, Organic, Ground

tsp cumin

tbsp dried dill

tbsp dried oregano

tsp kosher salt

tsp ground black pepper

Oikos Greek Not-So-Traditional Blended Lip-Smacking Lemon Meringue Yogurt

cup greek yogurt

persian cucumber

clove garlic

lemon

Mentos Gum, Fresh Mint, with Green Tea Extract

cup fresh mint

tbsp dried dill

tsp kosher salt

Instructions

1: Preheat oven to 375F on the convection setting.

2: In a large bowl, add the ground beef, ground lamb, and all the seasonings.

3: Combine everything with your hands or a spatula.

4: Grease a vertical spit and form three balls of meat, pressing them together.

5: Add a piece of foil on top of the spit.

6: Place the spit in the oven on the lower rack and bake for 45 minutes.

7: Remove from the oven, baste with juices, and pop it back in for another 40-45 minutes until the internal temperature reaches 160F.

8: Let sit for 20 minutes before slicing.

9: To make the tzatziki, add all tzatziki ingredients to a bowl, toss well, and adjust salt as needed.

10: Refrigerate the tzatziki for 20 minutes before serving.

11: To build your gyros, lay warm pitas on a plate, layer with tzatziki, gyros meat, tomatoes, parsley, and a drizzle of olive oil.

12: Fold up like a taco and enjoy.

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