I love, love, love gyros, but lamb can be rather expensive and difficult to find. So, I usually just use ground beef instead, and it still tastes great. I shape the meat into patties and grill them. Since I didn’t get them as thin as I wanted, I cut the burgers in half lengthwise to be thinner in the pita and to better simulate the gyros meat at restaurants. Now, my brother and his wife did this a little different. Instead of making patties to grill, they put it in a loaf pan and cooked it in the oven, I think at 325 F for about an hour. Then, the sliced the loaf thinly, again, like gyros meat is in the restaurants. Some day, I will figure out how to make my own pita, but for now, I buy it. I added lettuce, tomato, and red onion, and I was wishing I had made tzatziki to go with it, but I didn’t have Greek yogurt to make it. So, we used ranch dressing instead. This was a great dinner, and I hope that I think to make it again soon since it was a long time in between the last times I made it!
Gyros Burger
Based on recipe here
What you need:
1 pound lean ground lamb, or 1 pound lamb, or 1/2 pound ground beef and 1/2 pound ground lamb
1/2 onion, grated, or 2 tablespoons dried chopped onions
2 tablespoons bread crumbs
1/2 teaspoon dried savory
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 dash ground cumin
How to make it:
Preheat grill to medium-high heat, and spray the grate with non-stick spray.
In large bowl, combine ground beef/lamb, onion, and bread crumbs. Add savory, allspice, garlic salt, pepper, and cumin. Combine well and shape into 4 very thin patties.
Cook patties for 5 to 7 minutes on each side, or until cooked through.
Serve with pita bread, lettuce, red onion, tomato, and tzatziki.
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