Gyro Loaf With Tsatziki Sauce

Description: I confess, my husband is a gyro junkie. I had never had the ethereal pleasure of a gyro until he introduced me to the wickedly intoxicating Greek concoction a few years ago. The trouble you ask? We were low-carbers for about two years running and it was not cost-effective to make special trips out for a couple of paper-thin slices of meat and some sauce. I developed this recipe out of pure desperation by combining several different recipes (found online) and then adding some of my own ideas and spice.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground lamb
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 1/2 tablespoons onion powder
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 3/4 tablespoon ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon allspice
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 medium cucumber, grated & squeezed dry
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon dill

Steps:

1. Mix loaf ingredients together and shape into a freeform loaf in a baking pan.
2. Bake at 375°F for about 1 hour 15 minutes.
3. Once loaf has cooled to room temperature or has chilled in the refrigerator, slice it as thin as possible (maximum of 1/4 inch).
4. Serve it warm or at room temperature.
5. Can be served in pitas, flatbreads or tortillas with lettuce, tomato, black olives, feta cheese and Tsatziki Sauce or as a main course with a Greek salad, pasta salad or potato salad.