Dinner

Vegan Gyros

Prep time: 40 minutes

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

  • 4 Pita breads
  • 2 Cups butter lettuce
  • 5-6 Cherry tomatoes, halved
  • ½ Cucumber, sliced
  • ¼ Red onion, sliced
  • POTATOES
  • 3 Potatoes, cut into fries
  • 1 Tsp paprika
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • Salt/pepper
  • 1 Can chickpeas
  • 1 Tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 Tsp vegan BBQ sauce (optional)
  • ¼ Tsp cinnamon
  • Olive oil
  • Salt/pepper
  • TZATZIKI
  • 1 Cup natural/unsweetened coconut yogurt
  • 2 Tbsp fresh dill
  • 2 Tbsp fresh chives
  • 2 Tsp lemon juice
  • 1 Tsp olive oil
  • 1/2 Tup diced cucumber
  • 1 Garlic glove, grated

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
  2. Scrub potatoes well and cut them into slices and then into fries.
  3. Coat them in olive oil, paprika and salt/ pepper and spread them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, making sure they do not
    overlap. Bake for 25-30 min.
  4. While the fries are in the oven, start to prepare the smokey chickpeas. Rinse chickpeas with cold water and pat dry with a paper towel. Then place the chickpeas onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper, toss in olive oil, vegan BBQ sauce, smoked paprika and cinnamon. Bake for 10-15 min or until chickpeas are slightly crispy.
  5. Next prepare the tzatziki with simply combining all the tzatziki ingredients in a small bowl.
  6. To assemble: Just before serving, warm up pitas in the oven and place pitas onto plates.
  7. Fill with butter lettuce, tomato, cucumber, red onion, a big spoon of homemade tzatziki, warm spiced chickpeas and potato.
  8. Wrap bottom in baking paper and tie with a string.
  9. Enjoy!