This recipe for gyros on the grill brought together two of our favorite things: grilled Gyro meatballs and Tzatziki sauce. The end result was tasty and messy. The best dishes are often messy. The flavors are just like an authentic gyro. The meatballs have a slightly different texture, of course, but they’re really great. Plus they have that great grill char on them.. No, it’s definitely not the real thing. Nowhere near it. But it tastes pretty close to it and that’s good enough for me!
Easy Prep, Easy Cook
Even though there’s a place near our house that serves crazy good real gyros (Sam’s Gyros), these gyros on the grill are a great variation on the real thing. I make the meatballs well in advance and freeze them for dishes like this. The tzatziki sauce comes together in no time. It’s actually an easy, delicious dish.
Also try my grilled chicken shawarma.
Gyros on the Grill
Ingredients
For The Gyros
- 6 pita bread split
- 2 large tomatoes chopped
- 1 small red onion chopped
- 1 cup green lettuce chopped
- 1 batch Tzatziki sauce see below
- 1 batch Grilled gyro meatballs
For The Tzatziki Sauce
- 1 mediumn cucumber
- 1 ½ cups Greek yogurt
- ⅛ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon dried dill
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt plus a pinch more
- ½ teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1 pinch garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ lemon juiced
Instructions
- Lightly toast the pita bread on the grill or under a broiler.
- Fill with tomatoes, onion, and lettuce.
- Add lots of tzatziki sauce.
- Top with meatballs and serve.
For The Tzatziki Sauce
- Peel the cucumber.
- Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise and scrape out all of the seeds.
- Mince the cucumber.
- Place cucumber onto a large piece of plastic wrap.
- Sprinkle cucumber with a pinch of salt.
- Roll the plastic wrap up to make a tight log. Let sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, whisk the remaining ingredients together in a medium bowl.
- Cut or open one end of the bag and squeeze out as much of the accumulated liquid as you can. You want the cucumber to be as dry as possible.
- Add the cucumber to the sauce and fold to combine.
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate.
