Foodservice Recipes from Davidson's Safest Choice Pasteurized Shell Eggs

Gyro with Egg & Yogurt Tzatziki Sauce

Prep time: 15 minutes

  Servings
Ingredients 12 24 48 72
Davidson’s Safest Choice® Pasteurized Shell Eggs, beaten 12 ea 24 ea 48 ea 72 ea
Gyro meat - lamb & beef (thinly sliced) 2.25 lb 4.5 lb 9 lb 13.5 lb
Yellow onion (diced and sautéed) 8 oz 1 lb 2 lb 3 lb
Tomatoes (sliced and cut in half) 1 lb 2 lb 4 lb 6 lb
Spinach (wash and drained) 8 oz 1 lb 2 lb 3 lb
Majoram - dried 1/4 tsp 1/2 tsp 1 tsp 1 1/2 tsp
Juniper berries - dried and ground 1/4 tsp 1/2 tsp 1 tsp 1 1/2 tsp
Pita bread (warm) 12 ea 24 ea 28 ea 72 ea
Salt & pepper to taste        
Tzatziki Sauce:
Lowfat yogurt 24 oz 3 lb 6 lb 9 lb
Medium cucumber (peeled, seeded, finely diced) 2 ea 4 ea 8 ea 12 ea
Garlic (finely minced) 1/4 tsp 1/2 tsp 1 tsp 1 1/2 tsp
Green onion (chopped) 1 oz 2 oz 4 oz 6 oz
Mint leaves (finely minced) 1 oz 2 oz 4 oz 6 oz
Lemon juice 1 fo 1/4 c 1/2 c 3/4 c
Kosher salt 1 pinch 1/8 tsp 1/4 tsp 3/8 tsp

Gyro with Egg & Yogurt Tzatziki SauceMethod of Preparation

1. Prepare tzatziki sauce by combining yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, lemon juice, mint leaves, green onion, and kosher salt.

2. Sauté gyro meat over medium heat. Remove from the pan and hold at 140 degrees or above.

3. Add onions to the pan and sauté until al dente. Then add eggs and gently fold until they are cooked but still wet.

4. Wilt the spinach.

5. Place gyro meat, eggs, spinach, then tomato slices on single pita.

6. Garnish with tzatziki sauce.

Chef Notes

Serve with tabouleh salad.

Recipe Nutrition Info

Appropriate for: Regular

Serving: 1 Gyro; 2 fo Sauce

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