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November 30, 2011 By Kaitlin 7 Comments

Lamb Wraps with Tzatziki Sauce

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I love a good gyro. I never considered even trying to make one because, this may come as a surprise, but I don’t have a spit in my tiny apartment. I know, a huge oversight. So I was really excited to find this recipe for Lamb Wraps with Tzatziki Sauce, (no spit required), especially because it takes 25 minutes to make. Woo hoo! (If I haven’t convinced you to pick up the Cooking Light Fresh Foods Superfast  cookbook yet, you must not be reading my posts this week).
Lamb Wraps with Tzatziki Sauce

Ingredients:

Lamb Wrap:

  • Cooking spray
  • 2 lamb sausages (or 1/2 lb ground lamb)
  • 1/2 cup chopped onions
  • Pepper and salt, to taste
  • 1 cup shredded romaine lettuce
  • 2 pocketless pitas or other flat bread

Tzatziki sauce:

  • 1/4 cup plain reduced fat Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 a cucumber, seeded, peeled, and finely chopped
  • 1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
  • the juice from 1/2 a lemon
  • Salt, to taste
  • 1 garlic clove finely minced

To make the Lamb Wraps with Tzatziki Sauce, heat a saute pan sprayed with cooking spray over medium high heat. While the pan is heating up, chop your onion and remove the lamb from the casing. Note: I used lamb sausage because my butcher was out of ground lamb. It was seasoned with some salt, pepper, and parsley, so nothing too crazy.
Add the lamb and onion to the saute pan. and cook for 8 minutes, breaking up the lamb with a wooden spoon as it cooks.
Make the tzatziki sauce while the lamb is cooking. Combine the Greek yogurt, cucumber, mint, lemon juice, salt, and garlic.
Cook until the lamb is browned. Drain and season with salt and pepper.
Quickly grill the flat bread if you’d like. Add the lettuce evenly to each flat bread.

Add lamb mixture.

Drizzle with the Tzatziki sauce.

Roll up and secure with a string. (I only had ribbon, I completely blame Christmas for this, sorry).You could also wrap it in parchment paper.
I honestly wasn’t expecting much from this. I figured it would just taste so-so. Well, happily, I was wrong! It really had a lot of flavor!
I think getting the lamb sausage had a lot to do with this, so if you can, grab that. It’s worth the extra step of removing it from the casing.
As with a traditional gyro, these Lamb Wraps with Tzatziki Sauce were really quite messy to eat so stock up on napkins. You have been warned. 🙂

Lamb Wraps with Tzatziki Sauce

Kaitlin @ I Can Cook That
An under-30 minute recipe for a classic-inspired gyro you can make at home; no spit required!
Print Recipe
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients
  

  • Cooking spray
  • 2 lamb sausages or 1/2 lb ground lamb
  • 1/2 cup chopped onions
  • Pepper and salt to taste
  • 1 cup shredded romaine lettuce
  • 2 pocketless pitas or other flat bread
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  • Tzatziki sauce:
  • 1/4 cup plain reduced fat Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 a cucumber seeded, peeled, and finely chopped
  • 1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
  • the juice from 1/2 a lemon
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  • Salt to taste
  • 1 garlic clove finely minced

Instructions
 

  • Heat a saute pan sprayed with cooking spray over medium high heat. While the pan is heating up, chop your onion and remove the lamb from the casing. Note: I used lamb sausage because my butcher was out of ground lamb. It was seasoned with some salt, pepper, and parsley, so nothing too crazy.
  • Add the lamb and onion to the saute pan. and cook for 8 minutes, breaking up the lamb with a wooden spoon as it cooks.
  • Make the tzatziki sauce while the lamb is cooking. Combine the Greek yogurt, cucumber, mint, lemon juice, salt, and garlic.
  • Cook until the lamb is browned. Drain and season with salt and pepper.
  • Quickly grill the flat bread if you’d like. Add the lettuce evenly to each flat bread.
  • Add lamb mixture.
  • Drizzle with the Tzatziki sauce.

Notes

If you make this recipe, share a photo on Instagram and tag me @icancookthat!
Keyword Gyro, Lamb, Tzatziki, Wraps
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Comments

  1. Kiri W. says

    November 30, 2011 at 2:46 pm

    Ever since spending time in Greece at age 13, I’ve been a goner for their food. And my wife loves tzaziki beyond reason, so this would be an utter success at our home.

    Reply
  2. The Cozy Herbivore says

    December 1, 2011 at 5:20 pm

    Looks great– you should tackle falafel next!

    Reply
  3. Tina says

    December 1, 2011 at 9:27 pm

    I was serious thinking about ordering gyro meat, but after seeing this post I am now interested in lamb sausage! I hope to see that at my specialty grocers, but I am sure they have ground lamb. Great post, sadly I am craving it now but I need to get to the store. Delicious!

    Reply
  4. Happy When Not Hungry says

    December 2, 2011 at 2:05 am

    My mouth is watering! I would’ve loved to have this for dinner tonight. Yum!

    Reply
  5. Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts says

    December 2, 2011 at 2:10 am

    I love gyros! Wonder if I can install a spit into the house we are building? In the mean time I will have to give this a try, hubby will love Greek night!

    Reply
  6. claire @ the realistic nutritionist says

    December 2, 2011 at 7:59 pm

    OMG THIS LOOKS SO GOOD. I’m starving!!

    Reply

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