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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a large bowl, combine the egg, garlic, oregano, kosher salt and pepper. Crumble lamb and beef over mixture; mix well. | 2. Pat into an ungreased 9-x5x3-inch loaf pan. | 3. Bake, uncovered, at 350°F for 60-70 minutes or until no pink remains and a meat thermometer reads 160°F. | 4. Cool completely on a wire rack. | 5. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours. | 6. For sauce, in a small bowl, combine the yogurt, cucumber, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until serving. | 7. Brush pita breads with 1 tablespoon oil; heat on a lightly greased griddle for 1 minute on each side. Keep warm. | 8. Cut meatloaf into very thin slices. In a large skillet, fry meatloaf in remaining oil in batches until crisp. | 9. On each pita bread, layer tomato, onion and meatloaf slices; top with some tzatziki sauce. | 10. Carefully fold pitas in half. | 11. Serve with remaining sauce. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
garlic clove	6		minced	26.82	5.9508	1.1448	0.09
oregano	3	tablespoons	dried	23.85	6.2028	0.81	0.3852
kosher salt	1 1/2	1/2		-	-	-	-
pepper	1	teaspoon		5.773	1.4708	0.239	0.075
lamb	1	lb	ground	1211.112	0.0	76.5677	97.9322
beef	1	lb	ground	898.1139999999999	0.0	88.0877	57.7424
gyro pita bread	8			-	-	-	-
olive oil	3	tablespoons	divided	358.02	0.0	0.0	40.5
tomato	16	slices		57.6	12.448	2.8160000000000003	0.64
onion	8	slices	sweet	121.6	28.3936	3.344	0.304
plain yogurt	1	cup		-	-	-	-
cucumber	1		peeled seeded chopped	-	-	-	-
lemon juice	2	tablespoons		6.71	2.1045	0.1067	0.0732
garlic clove	2		minced	26.82	5.9508	1.1448	0.09
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1/4	teaspoon		5.773	1.4708	0.239	0.075

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.