Gyro Salad with Homemade Dressing and Yogurt Sauce

It hit me today that I have officially been working from home for 9 months today. WHAT?! I can’t believe that much time has passed.

If you’ve been following along on Instagram, you probably saw that I snuck away for a few days early December to go on a much needed trip. I went to Puerto Vallarta, with the same friend I visited in Palm Springs (you can read about that trip here). Anyway, we indulged for 5 straight days so I’m back to #saladlife. I’ve been burnt out on cooking lately so I have been trying to come up with the easy meals, while still maintaining a balance between salads and well, wine… it is Aldi advent calendar season you know! 😉

The inspiration of this Gyro salad came from my college days back at Ohio University. We had a little place call Souvlaki’s where we could get late night gyros. I loved getting a late night gyro even though I always remember them being always being so messy. I was on my way home, so a little mess never mattered anyway! 🙂

Let’s get into the details of this Gyro Salad because it’s a gooooood one! This recipe includes a homemade dressing for the salad in addition to a Greek yogurt sauce. All of the flavors are so fresh, yet so light, but leave you feeling satisfied all at the same time. This is a much cleaner way to still eat all of the delicious flavors I love from traditional gyros. The only thing missing from my salad is a nice big piece of warm thick pita. I’ve never made my own pita, so I guess that’s something to try this winter.

Here’s what you’ll need for this salad:

Gyro Salad:

• 2 Gyro slices Trader Joe’s
• Mixed greens
• cucumbers quartered
• cherry tomatoes halved
• red onion thinly sliced
• feta cheese
• peperoncino

Salad Dressing:

I love making homemade dressing because I can control the ingredients and use just want I need. It’s light, fresh, and easy to make. This dressing calls for only 4 ingredients, which you probably already have on hand at home.

If I’m being honest, I never really measure the dressing. I just eye ball it based on how many servings I’m making. I’d suggest doing 2 parts olive oil to 1 part red wine vinegar.

• olive oil
• red wine vinegar
• oregano
• pepper

Yogurt Sauce:

This sauce makes this salad. It’s creamy from the yogurt, salty from the feta, and fresh from the squeezed lemon juice. I could eat this sauce with a spoon or dip warm pita in it. I find this to be a little less “runny” than traditional Tzatziki sauce. Plus I always have these ingredients on hand so it’s easy to whip up.

• Greek yogurt
• lemon juice
• oregano
• pepper
• feta cheese

Where can I find Gyro slices?

I buy pre-sliced gyro meat from Trader Joe’s. I have not seen this meat at other retailers, but to be honest I also haven’t searched very hard since I buy it regularly from TJs. If y’all have seen this in other stores, let me know and I will update this post with other Gryo slice sightings.

What other toppings could I add to this salad?

There are many other toppings you could add to this salad. Here are some other recommendations worth trying:

• olives and any kind
• thick warm pita bread
• grilled chicken instead of gyro meat
• traditional Tzatziki sauce
• chickpeas
• fresh dill

Gyro Salad with Homemade Dressing and Greek Yogurt Sauce

All the flavors from a traditional gyro are transfered into this salad recipe which is served with a homemade dressing and a greek yogurt sauce. It's much less messy, but just as delicious!

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Course Dinner, lunch

Cuisine Salad

Servings 0

Ingredients

  

Salad Dressing

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• ¼ tsp oregano
• 1 pinch pepper

Yogurt Sauce

• ¼ cup Greek yogurt
• half lemon squeezed
• ¼ tsp oregano
• 1 pinch pepper
• 2 tbsp feta cheese

Gyro Salad

• 2 Gyro slices Trader Joe's
• Mixed greens
• cucumbers quartered
• cherry tomatoes halved
• red onion thinly sliced
• feta cheese
• peperoncino

Instructions

 

• Mix the salad dressing ingredients together and set aside.
• Make the yogurt sauce by mixing together Greek yogurt, lemon juice, pepper, and oregano. Set aside.
• Cook gyro slices in a skillet according to package.
• While the gyro slices are cooking, prepare your salad. Add mixed greens to a bowl. Add onions, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese.
• Top with cooked gyro slices. Add a dollop of yogurt sauce on top and drizzle with salad dressing.
• Serve with a side of peperoncino!

Keyword 20 minute meal, gyro, homemade salad dressing, salad, trader joes, yogurt sauce

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I’d love to hear from you once you get the chance to make this recipe. Leave a comment below with your review or any modifications you made! And don’t forget to tag @rightbackspatula on Instagram if you take any pictures!