Description
Grilled skirt steak gyros with juicy marinated beef, fresh vegetables, and creamy tzatziki wrapped in warm pita.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 lb skirt steak
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 2 cups Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup shredded cucumber
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tomatoes, sliced
- 1/2 red onion, sliced
- 1 cucumber, sliced
- lettuce
- black olives
- feta cheese
- hummus
- pita bread
Instructions
- Marinate steak with lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, and salt for 30 minutes or more
- Preheat grill to high heat
- Grill steak 4 to 5 minutes per side until slightly pink inside
- Let steak rest for 5 minutes then slice thinly against the grain
- Mix yogurt, cucumber, garlic, olive oil, and salt to make tzatziki sauce
- Warm pita bread
- Assemble gyros with steak, toppings, and tzatziki sauce
Notes
- Use smaller skirt steaks for better tenderness
- Drain cucumber well to avoid watery tzatziki
- Tzatziki can be made up to 2 days ahead
- Warm pita before serving for best texture
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: Greek
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 gyro
- Calories: 425
- Sugar: 6
- Sodium: 720
- Fat: 22
- Saturated Fat: 7
- Unsaturated Fat: 13
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 28
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 30
- Cholesterol: 75