Lamb gyros with cucumber-yogurt sauce

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Easy

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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

-----sauce-----
8 oz Plain yogurt
1/3 c Cucumber; seeded chopped
2 tb Onion; finely chopped
1 Cl Garlic; minced
1 ts Sugar
-----gyros-----
1 lb Lean ground lamb
2 Cl Garlic; minced
1 1/2 ts Dried oregano; crushed
1 ts Onion powder
1 ts Salt
3/4 ts Pepper
1 lg Tomato; halved thinly slic
1 sm Onion; thinly sliced
4 Pita breads; halved and warm

Recipe by: Z_BRIGHTS#TITAN.SFASU.EDU For sauce, combine all
ingredients in medium bowl; mix well. Cover and refrigerate.

For gyros, combine lamb and seasonings in a large bowl; mix gently to
blend well. Shape into 2 oval 1/2-inch thick patties. Place patties
on rack in broiler pan so surface of meat is 3-4 inches from heat.
Broil 8-10 minutes until no loger pink, turning once. Carve each
patty into thin slices. Place equal amounts of lamb, tomato and onion
in each pita half.

Serve with yogurt sauce.

Makes 4 servings.