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🥗 Gyros Pita with Tzatziki and Fresh Salad

545 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• cucumbers 1 pc.
• salt pinch
• vine tomatoes 2 pc.
• mini romaine lettuce 1 pc.
• onions, yellow 1 pc.
• ham cutlet from the top round of pork 600 g
• parsley, fresh 10 g
• chives, fresh 10 g
• oil 3 tbsp
• pepper, black ground pinch
• paprika, sweet 1 tsp
• quark 40 % fat in trace 250 g
• vinegar 1 tbsp
• sugar pinch
• lemons 1 pc.
• pita bread 4 pc.

Instructions

1. 1. Wash the cucumber thoroughly and cut it in half.
2. 2. Grate one half of the cucumber coarsely and sprinkle it lightly with salt.
3. 3. Place the grated cucumber in a bowl and set it aside.
4. 4. Cut the second cucumber half lengthwise into thin slices.
5. 5. Wash the tomatoes and cut them in half.
6. 6. Remove the hard stem core from the tomatoes.
7. 7. Slice the tomatoes.
8. 8. Cut the lettuce into thin strips.
9. 9. Rinse the lettuce strips.
10. 10. Dry the lettuce in a salad spinner.
11. 11. Cut the onion in half.
12. 12. Peel the onion.
13. 13. Slice the onion into thin strips.
14. 14. Rinse the meat schnitzel under running water.
15. 15. Pat the meat dry with a kitchen towel.
16. 16. Slice the meat into thin strips.
17. 17. Wash the herbs under running water.
18. 18. Remove the thick stems from the herbs.
19. 19. Finely chop the herbs.
20. 20. Place the meat in a bowl.
21. 21. Add the onion strips to the meat.
22. 22. Add some oil.
23. 23. Season with salt.
24. 24. Season with pepper.
25. 25. Add paprika powder.
26. 26. Mix everything well so the meat marinates.
27. 27. Gently squeeze the grated cucumber with your hands.
28. 28. Drain off the water released from the cucumber.
29. 29. Add the quark to the cucumber.
30. 30. Add the chopped herbs to the quark mixture.
31. 31. Stir the tzatziki ingredients well.
32. 32. Season the tzatziki with salt.
33. 33. Season the tzatziki with pepper.
34. 34. Place one tablespoon of oil in a small bowl.
35. 35. Add vinegar to the oil.
36. 36. Whisk the oil and vinegar vigorously.
37. 37. Season the dressing with salt.
38. 38. Season the dressing with pepper.
39. 39. Season the dressing with sugar.
40. 40. Place the cucumber slices in a bowl.
41. 41. Take two-thirds of the prepared lettuce.
42. 42. Add the lettuce to the cucumber slices.
43. 43. Take two-thirds of the tomato slices.
44. 44. Add the tomato slices to the cucumber and lettuce mixture.
45. 45. Pour the dressing over the salad.
46. 46. Toss the salad gently with the dressing.
47. 47. Heat one tablespoon of oil in a pan.
48. 48. Set the heat to high.
49. 49. Place the marinated meat in the hot pan.
50. 50. Add the onion strips to the pan.
51. 51. Sear the meat and onions for about four minutes.
52. 52. Cut a lemon in half.
53. 53. Squeeze the juice of one lemon half over the meat.
54. 54. Place the pita breads in the toaster.
55. 55. Warm the pita breads as desired.
56. 56. Spread the tzatziki cream onto the pita breads.
57. 57. Fill the pita breads with the gyros meat.
58. 58. Add some fresh romaine lettuce to the pita breads.
59. 59. Place tomato slices on the lettuce in the pita breads.
60. 60. Plate the filled pita breads.
61. 61. Serve the remaining salad as a side dish.
62. 62. Enjoy your meal!

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 545
• Protein: 35 g · Fett/Fat: 24 g · Carbs: 51 g