Turkey Gyros Food

TURKEY GYROS

Steps:

• Finely chop a third of the cucumber. For sauce, mix sour cream, onion, dill, lemon juice and chopped cucumber. Thinly slice remaining cucumber., In a nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute turkey until no longer pink, 4-6 minutes. Stir in Greek seasoning. Serve turkey, lettuce, tomato and sliced cucumber on pitas; top with sauce and cheese.

GYROS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Process red onion in a food processor until finely minced. Scoop onion into a piece of cheesecloth and squeeze as much moisture from the onion as possible. Return onion to food processor; add garlic and process until the garlic is well integrated. Blend marjoram, rosemary, kosher salt, and black pepper into the onion mixture.
• Gradually blend ground beef and ground lamb with the onion and seasoning mixture by alternately adding small amounts of each meat to the mixture and processing until well incorporated before adding the next batch.
• Firmly pack the meat mixture into a loaf pan, assuring no air pockets are trapped in the meat.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 75 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 175 degrees F (80 degrees C). Drain grease and slice thinly to serve.

TURKEY GYRO

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine the first 5 ingredients.
• Refrigerate.
• In separate bowl, combine seasonings.
• Add turkey and knead until well mixed.
• Shape into 1 inch thick, 3 inch long pieces.
• Heat olive oil in skillet over medium high heat.
• Place turkey slices into skillet.
• Cook until the center is no longer pink (8-10 minutes).
• Add lettuce, tomato and onion as desired.
• Serve with tzatziki sauce.

GUILT-FREE GROUND TURKEY GYROS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Put all of the ingredients in a bowl, and spend a few minutes kneading the resulting mixture with your hands so everything is combined well.
• Pour the mixture onto a lightly oiled 9x13 pan. Smash it down with your hands a bit until it looks like a very large hamburger patty.
• Bake it for 35 minutes.
• Remove, then cut the meat into thin slices and serve. If you want a crispier, more authentic gyros texture, lay the sliced meat down on the pan and place in the broiler for 5 more minutes.

TURKEY MEATBALL GYROS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the bread crumbs, egg and seasonings. Crumble turkey over mixture and mix well. Shape into 16 balls., Place meatballs on a rack coated with cooking spray in a shallow baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until no longer pink., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the yogurt, cucumber, onion and lemon juice. Line pitas with lettuce and tomatoes; add meatballs and drizzle with yogurt sauce.

TURKEY GYROS PIZZAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°; put the pita breads on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Mix together the sour cream and mint; spread evenly over pitas.
• Sprinkle each pita with 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese.
• Top with turkey, cucumber, tomtao, and feta cheese; may sprinkle with a little salt and pepper, if desires.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until pizzas are hot and cheese is melted.