Sloppy Gyros Tortilla Boats
Sloppy Gyros Tortilla Boats are seasoned ground lamb piled high in a flour tortilla boats and then topped with cool, creamy tzatziki sauce.
Servings: 6
Calories:
Ingredients
To make the tzatziki sauce
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1½ cups Greek yogurt
- 1 cucumber peeled and diced
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 small red onion peeled and diced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 clove garlic minced
- pinch black pepper
For the meat filling
- 2 pounds ground lamb
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 package stand-and-fill flour tortillas OR flat flour tortillas
- grape tomatoes and mint leaves for garnish optional
Tools and equipment
- colander or strainer to drain the cucumbers
- chefs knife and cutting board to dice cucumbers and onion
- medium bowl
- large skillet
- large spoons
Instructions
To make the tzatziki sauce
- Add the diced cucumbers to a strainer or colander. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons salt and allow the cucumbers to drain for at least 15 minutes over a bowl or in the kitchen sink.
- Add the mayo, Greek yogurt, diced red onion, dried oregano, lemon zest, garlic to a medium size bowl and stir to combine.
- Add the drained cucumbers to the sauce. Stir well and refrigerate until ready to use.
To make the filling
- Brown the ground lamb in a large skillet until no longer pink.
- Season with salt, pepper, oregano and garlic.
- Spoon the browned meat into the stand-and-fill tortilla boats.
- Top with chilled tzatziki sauce.
- Garnish the sloppy gyros with tomatoes and mint leaves if desired.
- Serve and enjoy!