Beef Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce

Ingredients

• Greek yogurt

  plain, nonfat

  3 oz or 85g

• Cucumber

  raw, peeled

  ½ cup, sliced or 60g

• Red wine vinegar

  1 ½ tsp or 8g

• Dill

  1 ½ tsp or 0.3g

• Garlic

  raw

  1 cloves, minced or 3g

• Salt

  table

  ¼ tsp or 2g

• Cooking spray

  Pam brand

  1 spray , about 1/3 second or 0.3g

• Onion

  raw

  1 cup, chopped or 160g

• Water

  2 tbsp or 30g

• Ground beef

  raw, lean, 95/5

  1 lb or 453g

• Egg

  whole

  1 medium or 44g

• Breadcrumbs

  dry, grated, plain

  ¼ cup or 27g

• Oregano

  dried

  4 tsp, ground or 7g

• Marjoram

  dried

  2 tsp or 1g

• Garlic

  raw

  3 cloves, minced or 9g

• Salt

  table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Black pepper

  ground

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Pita bread

  white, enriched

  8 pita, large or 480g

• Tomatoes

  red, raw

  3 medium whole or 369g

• Cucumber

  raw, peeled

  ½ cup, sliced or 60g

• Red onion

  Whole Foods Market

  ½ oz or 14g

• Feta cheese

  2 oz or 57g

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.