Vegetarian Seitan Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce - Tasty and wholesome Greek-style gyros (made with seitan) with creamy and refreshing tzatziki sauce. Perfect for your summer dinner!
I LOVE gyros. I am not a huge fan of lamb so I used to get chicken gyros with extra tzatziki sauce. There is something magical about the Mediterranean flavor that puts a big smile on your face when taking a big bite.
It really made me sad knowing that I can't enjoy chicken gyros anymore... Until I had absolutely amazing vegetarian gyros last month when visiting friends and family in Maryland. I was initially going to order a greek salad. But I saw they had vegetarian gyros on the menu. I was super excited and it did not disappoint! I liked it so much that I had to re-create the dish. And this is how my vegetarian seitan gyros with tzatziki sauce were born.
I am still experimenting with homemade seitan. I don't have a personal recipe for seitan just yet but I'm linking the seitan recipe that I used to make my gyros here. This recipe is 'Vegan Seitan Tenders' by "It doesn't taste like chicken." I love the name of her blog 🙂
I made the seitan the day before, cooled, and sliced them. Then I marinaded them for a couple of hours. While I marinaded the seitan, I prepared the tzatziki sauce and other vegetables for my gyros.
I grated one Persian cucumber and sprinkle about ½ teaspoon of salt. This process extracts water from the cucumber. Then squeeze out all the water from the cucumber and mix in the rest of the ingredients for the tzatziki sauce.
Kitchen Hack:
How to remove the strong taste or smell from the onion:
Soak the sliced onions in ice water for 15-20 minutes. This process will make your onion very crispy and remove the strong, pungent taste of raw onion! 🙂
Savory and flavorful seitan, creamy tzatziki sauce, and refreshing vegetables, all wrapped up in a soft flatbread will guarantee to make you happy!
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