A healthier version of the gyros you get at the corner greasy spoon. I love those things but they don’t love me! This one is better for you. From the Daily Herald’s ‘Lean & Lovin It’ column.
Ingredients: [‘ground lamb’, ‘extra lean ground beef’, ‘fresh breadcrumbs’, ‘fresh parsley’, ‘egg’, ‘egg white’, ‘garlic’, ‘ground cumin’, ‘salt’, ‘black pepper’, ‘pita bread round’, ‘tzatziki’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“1 lb ground lamb, the leanest possible “,”1 lb extra lean ground beef”,”2 cups fresh breadcrumbs (about 3 slices of bread)”,”6 tablespoons minced fresh parsley”,”1 egg, lightly beaten “,”1 egg white, lightly beaten “,”2 cloves garlic, minced “,”2 teaspoons ground cumin”,”2 teaspoons salt”,”1 teaspoon black pepper, to taste “,” pita bread round”,” tzatziki, sauce “]
Number of Servings: 8
Steps: [‘Place oven rack in lower-middle position and heat to 350°.’, ‘Lightly spray bottom and sides of a loaf pan with vegetable oil spray and set aside.’, ‘Break up ground lamb and beef into a large bowl and add bread crumbs, parsley, egg, egg white, garlic, cumin, salt and pepper; using clean hands, combine the mixture well, then lightly press meat mixture together, lift it out of the bowl and place in prepared pan.’, ‘Using a small spatula, pull mixture up and away from the sides of the pan and smooth out the top.’, ‘Bake 60 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted in the center reads 150°; cool to room temperature, remove from pan and wrap in plastic wrap, then into foil; refrigerate until serving time.’, “Before serving, slice the chilled meatload and cook in a nonstick frying pan until crisp; serve in pita rounds (which you can warm and brown in the same pan as the meat) with tzatziki sauce**there are many excellent tzatziki sauces listed here on Zaar so I didn’t add my own, do a search and choose what looks best to you.”]