Beef Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce

Ingredients

• Greek yogurt

  Plain, whole fat

  50g

• Cucumber

  Peeled, raw

  ½ cup, sliced or 60g

• Red wine vinegar

  1 ½ tsp or 8g

• Dill

  Fresh

  1 ½ tsp or 0.3g

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 cloves, minced or 3g

• Salt

  Table

  ¼ tsp or 2g

• Pam cooking spray

  Oil, original

  100g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 cup, chopped or 160g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  2 tbsp or 30g

• Ground beef

  95% lean meat / 5% fat, raw

  1 lb or 453g

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  1 medium or 44g

• Whole-wheat bread

  Commercially prepared

  25g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  4 tsp, ground or 7g

• Marjoram

  Spices, dried

  2 tsp or 1g

• Garlic

  Raw

  3 cloves, minced or 9g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Pita bread

  White, enriched

  800g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, raw, year round average

  3 medium whole or 369g

• Cucumber

  Peeled, raw

  ½ cup, sliced or 60g

• Onions

  Raw

  ¼ cup, sliced or 29g

• Feta cheese

  ½ cup, crumbled or 75g

Directions

1. Prepare Tzatziki Sauce: In a small bowl stir together Greek yogurt, cucumber, red wine vinegar, dill, minced garlic and salt. Cover and chill up to 4 hours until ready to serve.
2. Prepare Beef Gyros: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper; coat paper with cooking spray.
3. In a food processor combine the 1 cup onion and the water; cover and process until smooth. Press pureed onion through a fine-mesh sieve to remove excess liquid; discard liquid. Return onion to food processor. Add the ground beef, egg, bread crumbs, oregano, marjoram, garlic, salt and pepper). Cover and process until mixture forms a paste.
4. Lightly press meat mixture into prepared loaf pan. Place loaf pan in a 13x9-inch baking pan. Pour enough boiling water into baking pan to reach halfway up sides of loaf pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until done (160 degrees F) (see Tip). Drain off fat. Cool 10 minutes. Remove; cut into slices about 1/4-inch thick.
5. Fill pita bread with meat, tomato, cucumber and red onion slices; top with cheese. Serve with Tzatziki Sauce.
6. (source: https://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/266896/beef-gyros-with-tzatziki-sauce/)

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