Grilled Steak Gyros (Make It!!!)

Overview

These Greek inspired Gyros (aka sandwiches) will be devoured with great gusto in your house. Filling! Flavorful! Affordable! What more can you ask for?

Recipe Source
Meaty enjoys the challenge of stretching the $50 per week dinner budget. He is often more successful than me in not only strectching the budget but also in finding meals that are appealing to Baby. This is one such meal. He made a few small changes to the original recipe. His customized recipe is listed below. Meaty found this meal at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/grilled-skirt-steak-gyros-recipe/index.html

Recipe

1/3 Cup Olive Oil

3 Cloves Garlic, minced

1 Teaspoon Oregano

½ Teaspoon Paprika

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

½ Cup Yogurt

1 Green Bell Pepper, diced

½ Cup Onion, diced

1Pound Flank Stank

1 Pkg. Flatbread or Pocketless Pita Bread (Whole Grain, if available)

1 Tomato, diced

1 Small Bunch of Fresh Spinach

Feta, optional

Chickpeas, optional (Veggie Version)

Preheat a grill to medium high. Meaty used our George Foreman Grill.

Make the marinade: Whisk the olive oil, garlic, oregano paprika, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste in a large bowl.

Transfer 1 tablespoon of the marinade to a small bow to make the yogurt sauce; mix in the yogurt and 2 tablespoons water.

Add the bell pepper and onion to the bowl with the remaining marinade and toss; remove the bell pepper and onion to a plate with a slotted spoon. Add the steak to the marinade bowl and toss.

Grill the bell pepper, onion and steak, turning once, until lightly charred, about 4 minutes per side for the vegetables and 4 to 8 minutes per side for the steak (depending on the thickness). Set aside to rest, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, grill the flatbread (or pitas) until marked, about 1 minute per side.

Slice the steak against the grain. Fill the pitas with the steak, grilled vegetables, tomato and spinach. Drizzle with the yogurt sauce. Top with feta and chick peas, optional.

 

Complete Protein= Flank Steak (Meaty version)
Complete Protein= Whole Grain Flatbread+ Chickpeas + Feta (Veggie Version)

Tips 
You may notice that we dice all of our vegetables...this is for the sake of the Baby of the house. He doesn't use utensils to well and does most of his feeding with his hands. If you do not have a Baby in your house, check out the recipe as listed at Foodnetwork for a more authentically cut and made Gyro.

Possible Side Dishes: Cucumber Salad, Bean Salad, Savory Mushroom Rice

 

Reviews

Veggie- While Meaty was preparing this meal, he made the house smell A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I was pretty excited when he came home from work and announced that the Gyros were our Monday evening fare. This dish was delish! It was full of flavor and very filling. We served our dish with a package of Knorr's Mushroom Rice that we happened to have in the pantry. I think I enjoyed the Veggie Version of this dish as much as Meaty and Baby enjoyed the steak.

Meaty- Meaty enjoyed the combination of big flavors from the meat, veggies, and seasonings in a handheld meal. He felt the big flavors are what made this dish and plans to make it again.

Baby- Baby (18 months) is at an age where he approaches most unrecognized foods and meals with an eye of skepticism. After clearning the applesauce from his plate, he first took out all the chunks of flatbread. Then he went after the feta. From there, he grabbed handfuls of rice mixed with all the other gyro fixings. He even asked for "More!"

 

Veggie, Meaty, Baby!  wants to hear from you. Please post comments as you try and customize these recipes to fit your family. Let me know how this dish turned out and what your family thought of this dish.