Anonymous Tue May 23 19:50:06 2006

***GYRO PATTIES***

1-1/4 pounds lean ground beef

1-1/4 pounds lean ground lamb

1/4 cup oregano

1-1/2 tablespoon onion powder

1 tablespoon garlic powder

3/4 tablespoon ground pepper -- (or more)

1 teaspoon thyme

3/4 teaspoon salt

***YOGURT SAUCE***

1 cup Plain yogurt

1/4 cup finely chopped cucumber

1/4 cup finely chopped onion

2 teaspoons olive oil

garlic powder

salt and white pepper

8 large pita breads -- cut in half

thinly sliced onion rings

For patties: Preheat broiler or prepare barbeque. Combine ingredients lightly but thoroughly

in large bowl. Shape into 16 thin patties and broil, turning once, until done as desired. For

sauce: Combine first 4 ingredients in small bowl. Add garlic powder, salt and pepper to

taste. To assemble sandwich, place 1 meat patty in each pita half and top with yogurt

sauce and onion slices. Source: (Journey\'s End - Mundelein, Illinois) Favorite Restaurant

Recipes. ISBN: 0-89535-100-5 By ncorley@usa.net (Norm Corley) on Dec 28, 1997.