What is a gyro you ask? Well it is typically made with meat, often lamb, roasted on a spit and served sandwich style in a folded pita bread. It is topped with tomato, onion and Greek yogurt. Here is the catch, you can made it with ground beef, spinach and black olives, and it is delicious!
Prep: 25 min Makes: 6 servings
1 pound lean ground beef or use ground Lamb
1 package (10 oz.) fresh or frozen chopped spinach, cooked, squeezed dry
6 green onion, chopped
1 can sliced black olives, drained
2 tsp. lemon-pepper seasoning
1 large tomato, chopped
1 cup (8oz.) plain yogurt (fat-free)
1/2 cup reduced mayo
lettuce leaves
1 cup crumbled feta cheese (4oz.)
1. In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink. Add the spinach, onions, olives and 1 teaspoon lemon pepper; heat through. Sir in tomato; set aside.
In a small bowl, combine the yogurt, mayo and remaining lemon pepper. Line pita halves with lettuce; fill with beef mixture and feta cheese. Serve with yogurt sauce. ENJOY!!