Country-Style Lamb Gyro

Name: Country-Style Lamb Gyro
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 28 min
Total time: 43 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 400g lamb shoulder; 1/2 cup eggplant; 200g cucumber; 1 cup pita bread; 2 tsp feta cheese; 1 tbsp oregano; to taste lemon juice; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 tbsp olive oil; to taste salt and black pepper

A country-style Greek lamb gyro with eggplant and cucumber, finished with feta cheese, oregano and lemon juice, served over pita bread.

Total time

43 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

28 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Greek

Ingredients

400glamb shoulder

1/2 cupeggplant

200gcucumber

1 cuppita bread

2 tspfeta cheese

1 tbsporegano

to tastelemon juice

1/4 cupolive oil

1 tbspolive oil

to tastesalt and black pepper

Instructions

Season the lamb shoulder and bake it over medium-high heat until well browned, about 7 minutes.

Add the eggplant and cucumber, cooking until softened, about 3 minutes.

Stir in the feta cheese, oregano, lemon juice and olive oil for a final minute.

Warm the pita bread separately.

Let the lamb simmer for about 19 minutes so it becomes tender.

Taste and adjust the seasoning.

Serve hot over the pita bread, garnished with fresh herbs.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

633

Protein

31.5g

Fat

39.4g

Carbs

37.9g

Fiber

3.2g

Sodium

414mg

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