Pork Gyros With Yogurt Tomato Sauce Red Onion And Arugula Recipe Epicuriouscom

PORK GYROS WITH YOGURT-TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk together oil, wine, garlic and oregano in a baking dish. Add the pork and turn to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Preheat grill to high.
• Remove pork from marinade and season with salt and pepper. Grill until golden brown on all sides and cooked to an internal temperature of 150 degrees F. Let rest 5 minutes and slice into 1/4-inch thick slices.
• Build gyros by drizzling each pita with the yogurt sauce, then adding mesclun, onion, and meat. Drizzle with more sauce and garnish with oregano.
• Combine all the ingredients, cover, and let sit in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before serving.

GREEK BURGER WITH ARUGULA, TOMATOES, AND FETA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Cut 1/4 off each pita (a half-moon shape from 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock). Chop half-moons, transfer to a bowl and sprinkle with milk. Let soak 5 minutes. Drain and squeeze out excess milk. Purée soaked bread, onion, garlic, herbs and lemon juice in a blender or food processor. Transfer purée to a bowl. Add lamb, season with salt and pepper and combine. Form into 4 patties. Wrap pitas in foil and heat until warm, about 8 minutes. (Or place pitas between sheets of paper towel and microwave until warm, about 30 seconds.) Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Cook burgers to medium, 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Whisk yogurt, mint, garlic, mustard and honey in a bowl. Stir in cucumber and season with salt and pepper. Open each pita, stuff with arugula and drizzle with some of the dressing. Add burger, tomato and red onion to pita. Sprinkle with feta. Serve leftover dressing on the side.

ITALIAN GYROS WITH YOGURT AND TOMATO

Steps:

• Preheat a cast-iron grill pan or griddle over medium-high heat.
• Slice the sausages lengthwise and open them like a book. Remove the casings and press the sausages until flattened to about 1/4 inch thick. Combine the cumin and oregano in a small bowl. Rub the cut-side of the sausages with the spice mixture. Brush the hot pan with oil and add the sausages, seasoned-side down, and cook each side until the sausages are browned and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
• Toss the tomatoes and their juice with the lettuce in a medium bowl. Stir the yogurt, lemon juice, harissa and 1/4 teaspoon salt together in another bowl until smooth.
• Warm each flatbread in a dry skillet for about 30 seconds per side. Spread some of the yogurt sauce on the bread and then top with the tomato-lettuce mixture and sausage. Serve the extra sauce on the side.

PORK GYROS WITH YOGURT-TOMATO SAUCE, RED ONION, AND ARUGULA

Steps:

• For pork:
• Combine first 7 ingredients in large resealable plastic bag; shake to blend. Add pork to marinade; seal bag. Chill overnight, turning bag occasionally.
• For sauce:
• Stir first 7 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and chill until ready to use, up to 1 day.
• Prepare barbecue (medium heat). Remove pork from bag. Grill until thermometer inserted into center of each tenderloin registers 145°F, about 18 minutes. Transfer to work surface; let stand 10 minutes (temperature will rise 5 to 10 degrees). Thinly slice into rounds.
• Grill pitas until warmed through and softened, about 2 minutes per side. Cut pitas in half. Fill pita halves with pork, drizzle with sauce, then tuck in onion and arugula. Serve, passing remaining sauce separately.

PORK GYROS

Steps:

• Combine the first seven ingredients in large resealable plastic bag; shake to blend. Add pork to marinade; seal bag. Chill overnight, turning bag occasionally.
• Make tomato-yogurt sauce per Ice Cool Kitty's directions in Recipe #386313 368313.
• Prepare BBQ (medium heat). Remove pork from bag. Grill until thermometer inserted into center of each tenderloin registers 145 degrees F, about 18 minutes. Transfer to work surface; let stand 10 minutes (temperature will rise five to ten degrees). Thinly slice into rounds.
• Grill pitas until warmed through and softened, about 2 minutes per side. Cut pitas in half. Fill pita halves with pork, drizzle with yogurt sauce, then tuck in onion and arugula. Serve, passing remaining sauce separately.

YOGURT TOMATO SAUCE FOR GYROS

Steps:

• Stir ingredients in medium bowl to blend, season sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
• Cover and chill until ready to use.