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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (184g) Recipe makes 8 servings
Calories 359
Calories from Fat 251		(69%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 27.9g	42%
	Saturated Fat 12.9g	64%
	Monounsaturated Fat 10.9g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 1.6g
	Trans Fat 0.5g
Cholesterol 92mg		30%
Sodium 451mg		18%
Potassium 426mg		12%
Total Carbohydrate 5.0g		1%
	Dietary Fiber 0.6g	2%
	Sugars 1.4g
Protein 21.5g		43%
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Gyro Loaf With Tsatziki Sauce

Recipe #91463 | 2½ hours | 20 min prep | add private note

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By: Mercy
May 20, 2004

I confess, my husband is a gyro junkie. I had never had the ethereal pleasure of a gyro until he introduced me to the wickedly intoxicating Greek concoction a few years ago. The trouble you ask? We were low-carbers for about two years running and it was not cost-effective to make special trips out for a couple of paper-thin slices of meat and some sauce. I developed this recipe out of pure desperation by combining several different recipes (found online) and then adding some of my own ideas and spice.

SERVES 8 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Gyro Loaf

1 lb ground lamb
1 lb ground beef
1 teaspoon oregano
1 1/2 tablespoons onion powder
1 tablespoon garlic powder
3/4 tablespoon ground pepper
1 teaspoon thyme
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon allspice

Tsatziki Sauce (mix together and chill 2 hours)

1 cup sour cream
1 medium cucumber, grated & squeezed dry
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon parsley
1/4 teaspoon dill

Directions

1
Mix loaf ingredients together and shape into a freeform loaf in a baking pan.
2
Bake at 375°F for about 1 hour 15 minutes.
3
Once loaf has cooled to room temperature or has chilled in the refrigerator, slice it as thin as possible (maximum of 1/4 inch).
4
Serve it warm or at room temperature.
5
Can be served in pitas, flatbreads or tortillas with lettuce, tomato, black olives, feta cheese and Tsatziki Sauce or as a main course with a Greek salad, pasta salad or potato salad.

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From: dmac085

On Jul 12, 2009

I made this today with all angus beef-1/2 chuck and 1/2 sirloin. I think the flavor was really good but to get it closer I will use the lamb next time. I don't think of myself as a "lamb eater" since gyro's are the only time I will knowingly eat it:lol: I doubled up the oregano since I used fresh and subbed fresh ground nutmeg for the allspice. I did buy a 7 oz container of Greek yogurt for the sauce which flavorwise is almost 1/2way there before you even add the other ingredients! Found it with the regular yogurt in the Harris Teeter chain in NC. I used 1/2 of a large English cuke (the ones wrapped in plastic) both skin and the few seeds included grated on a medium side of my grater. Used cheesecloth to squeeze out the water. Used double the amount of fresh parsley and fresh dill. Squeeze of lemon juice, pinch of dried crumbled mint and a pinch of sugar. Letting it sit covered in the fridge for a few hours is super important so everything blends together flavorwise. Will keep making this one--I'll even buy lamb for this one only

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From: HeatherN

On Jun 18, 2009

This was really good. They didn't have ground lamb, so I used only ground beef. Next time I will heat up the meat strips like other reviewers stated instead of having them room temp. Thanks for posting!

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From: acerast

On Jan 1, 2006

Amazing flavor! I made the meat mixture and formed littles balls to use as an appetizer. Roasted them at 375F for 15 minutes. Served them with the sauce. They were delicious and very popular as an appetizer at a party we attended. My husband wants me to make this recipe again soon. I might put LARavenscroft's freezer idea to work because ground lamb is hard to find and we really did love this recipe! Thanks!

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From: Jo Anne

On Jun 13, 2007

Review is for tsatziki sauce only. This sauce was very good, but will use fresh garlic next time and will also try subbing yogurt for the sour cream.

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