MINI GYROS
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 1hr 15min
- Serves
- 12
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion, finley chopped or shredded
- 2 pounds ground lamb or ground beef
- 1 tablespoon finely minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon dried marjoram
- 1 tablespoon dried ground rosemary
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 16 ounces plain yogurt
- 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and finely chopped
- Pinch kosher salt
- 4 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
- 5 to 6 mint leaves, finley minced
- 6 BAYS® English Muffins, lightly toasted
- Feta cheese, as desired
- 1 small tomato, chopped
Instructions
- Process the onion in a food processor for 10 to 15 seconds and turn into the center of a tea towel.
- Gather up the ends of the towel and squeeze until almost all of the juice is removed. Discard juice.
- Return the onion to the food processor and add the lamb or beef, garlic, marjoram, rosemary, salt & pepper, and process until it is a fine paste, approximately 1 minute.
- Stop the processor as needed to scrape down sides of bowl.
- Place the mixture in a pan over medium-high heat and brown until no longer pink.
- Slice or crumble and serve on one half of a BAYS English Muffin.
- Fold over and secure with a wooden pick. Top with tzatziki sauce, chopped onion, tomatoes and feta cheese.
- Tzatziki Sauce:
- Place the yogurt in a tea towel, gather up the edges, suspend over a bowl, and drain for 2 hours in the refrigerator.
- Place the chopped cucumber in a tea towel and squeeze to remove the liquid. Discard liquid.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the drained yogurt, cucumber, salt, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, and mint.
- Serve as a sauce for gyros.