Ever since I attended my first Greek Fest in 1999 I have fallen in love with Greek Lamb Gyros Tzatziki Sauce. The last few years I have attempted making the gyros with chicken and with lamb as well but I have never been able to find the real deal lamb like that of what I’ve tried at St. Catherine’s Greek Orthodox Church Greek Fest. Having Greek friends I naturally asked where I could find the gyro lamb meat and they directed me to Gordon. Gordon is mainly a restaurant wholesaler/supplier since the majority of their store sells items in bulk and specific restaurant specialty items. They sell this soft and deliciously magical gyro lamb meat, pre-sliced in a box in the frozen food section at $25 for 5 pounds. All you have to do is thaw it out, bake it or grill it, and add it to your toasted pitas with tzatziki sauce, red onion, spinach, and chopped grape tomatoes.
These greek lam gyros tzatziki sauce makes a delicious weekday dinner possible. Until Greek Fest rolls around again, we will be enjoying this right in the comfort of our own home!
Greek Lamb Gyros Tzatziki Sauce
Ingredients
1.5 lbs gyro lamb meat
6 pitas
1 red onion, julienned
1 pint grape tomatoes halved
16 oz. spinach
sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
tzatziki sauce (see recipe below)
Prepare
1. First, bake or skinny grill, the lamb until crispy along the edges and tender in the middle. Oven 380 degrees for 20 minutes, grill for 3 minutes per side on med-high heat.
2. Next, toast the pita bread on a griddle with grill marks for a minute per side to soften the bread.
3. Then layer each pita with a handful of spinach, 6 slices of the gyro lamb meat, red onion, tomatoes, a dollop or two of the tzatziki sauce, and sprinkle with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Enjoy a second, third, and fourth helping if desired! Haha!
