Let’s face it, everyone loves some form of street food whether it’s pretzels, roasted peanuts, hot dogs, sausage and peppers, etc, etc
One of my all time favorite street foods however is the Gyro. Now I have been told that this is really pronounced “Yee Ro”, but I will leave that to my Greek friends to correct
Anyway if I’m at an event and there is a Gyro guy, I’m getting one, period
So it was important for me to have a way of recreating this at home
Enter the Gyro Loaf!
Now we are going to use ground turkey for this but feel free to use ground lamb, pork, beef or even a mix
Preheat your oven to 350 F
Here we have 3 pounds of ground turkey meat
Next we will need 3 large eggs, 1 cup of bread crumb (plus more if needed), 2 tablespoons Gyro seasoning, 3 cloves of garlic, 1-10 ounce package of frozen chopped spinach (thawed and drained well), 1/2 cup of fresh parsley and 2 teaspoons each of kosher salt and ground black pepper
Add the bread crumbs, spinach, gyro seasoning, salt and pepper to the meat
Put the garlic and parsley in a food processor and chop finely
Add them to the meat as well
Whisk the eggs and pour them in next
Using your hands gently mix all ingredients together
Spray a roasting pan with some cooking oil
Drop the meat mixture into the pan and form into a loaf
Place in the oven and cook for 1 hour
After an hour remove the loaf from the oven and place on a cutting board
Allow it to rest for at least 10 minutes before slicing
Slice this thinly
We are going traditional Gyro here with some warmed flatbreads, Tzatziki sauce, tomatoes, cucumbers and raw onion
Tzatziki is a great Greek condiment that really works well with Gyros, Chicken Souvlaki and lamb
Click on our link to make your own Tzatziki Sauce
Now for some assembly
Add 2 slices of Gyro to a flatbread, then top with Tzatziki, tomato, cucumber and onion
Fold the flatbread sides in and wrap with some wax paper
Serve with some extra Tzatziki sauce!
Enjoy!!!
Simply Sundays! ~ Gyro Loaf
Ingredients
3 pounds of ground turkey
3 eggs
1 cup of plain breadcrumbs (plus more if needed)
2 tablespoons of Gyro Seasoning
10 ounces of frozen spinach (thawed and drained well)
3 garlic cloves
1/2 cup of fresh parsley
2 teaspoons of kosher salt and ground black pepper
For serving
warmed flatbread
tomatoes
cucumbers
raw onions
Directions
Place 3 pounds of ground turkey in a large bowl. To the bowl add 1 cup of plain bread crumbs, 10 ounces of frozen spinach (thawed and drained well), 2 tablespoons of gyro seasoning, 2 teaspoons of kosher salt and ground black pepper
Put 3 garlic cloves and 1/2 cup of fresh parsley in a food processor and chop finely. Add them to the meat as well. Whisk the eggs and pour them in next
Using your hands gently mix all ingredients together. Spray a roasting pan with some cooking oil. Drop the meat mixture into the pan and form into a loaf. Place in the oven and cook for 1 hour
After an hour remove the loaf from the oven and place on a cutting board. Allow it to rest for at least 10 minutes before slicing. Slice the loaf thinly
Add 2 slices of Gyro to a flatbread, then top with Tzatziki, tomato, cucumber and onion Fold the flatbread sides in and wrap with some wax paper. Serve with some extra Tzatziki sauce
Tools used to make this recipe
Architec Gripperwood Cutting Board
Pyrex Prepware 4-Quart Rimmed Mixing Bowl
KitchenAid 3-Speed Hand Blender
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This looks amazing! I am pinning for later!
Great! Let us know if you try it!