Vegetarian Seitan Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce
Vegetarian Seitan Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce - Tasty and wholesome Greek-style gyros (made with seitan) with creamy and refreshing tzatziki sauce is perfect for your summer dinner!
- Prep Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 5 minutes
- Yield: 6 gyros 1x
- Category: Main course
- Method: Sauté
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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Seitan marinade
- 1/2 lb of cooked and sliced seitan
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
- Juice of a small lemon
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon sour cream
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Tzatziki sauce
- 1 Persian cucumber, grated
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup to 2/3 cup Greek yogurt
- Juice of a small lemon
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 garlic clove, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Black pepper to taste
Gyros
- 6 flatbreads
- 2 Persian cucumber, diced
- 1/2 cup cherry tomato
- 1/4 red onion, sliced thinly and soaked in ice water for 15-20 minutes
Instructions
Seitan
- Mix all the ingredients in a medium-size bowl and marinate the seitan for at least 2 hours.
- In a large size non-stick pan, cook the marinated seitan until they are golden brown, 2-3 minutes on each side. Set them aside.
Tzatziki sauce
- Grate the Persian cucumber and sprinkle about 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
- Let it sit over a colander for 5 to 10 minutes. This will extract water from the cucumber.
- Squeeze all the water out of cucumber and place them in a bowl.
- Mix the cucumber with the rest of the tzatziki sauce ingredients. Set it aside.
Gyros
- On a flatbread, smear about 1-2 teaspoons of tzatziki sauce.
- Add the cooked seitan and vegetables on top.
- Top it off with more tzatziki sauce and enjoy.