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Lamb Souvlaki Sandwiches with Greek Salad and Tsatsiki Sauce

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Lamb Souvlaki Sandwiches with Greek Salad and Tsatsiki SauceRomulo Yanes

If you prefer, you can pile the lamb and salad on top of a larger pocketless pita for an open-face sandwich and drizzle with sauce. Pocketless pitas are sold at specialty foods shops and many supermarkets.

Active time: 45 min Start to finish: 45 min

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

For tsatsiki sauce

1/2 seedless cucumber (usually plastic-wrapped), peeled, seeded, and chopped (1 cup)
1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 small garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint

For lamb sandwiches

4 (6-inch) pita pockets, halved crosswise
1 (1/4-inch-thick) bone-in lamb steak from leg (1 1/2 lb), trimmed of excess fat
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

For Greek salad

1/2 lb romaine, torn into bite-size pieces
1/4 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves
1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
1/2 seedless cucumber (usually plastic-wrapped), peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives, halved lengthwise
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil

Preparation

  1. Make tsatsiki sauce:

    Step 1

    Purée cucumber, yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper in a blender until almost smooth, about 1 minute. Stir in mint and chill, covered, until serving.

  2. Make lamb sandwiches:

    Step 2

    Preheat broiler.

    Step 3

    Wrap pitas in foil and put in lower third of oven to warm while broiling lamb.

    Step 4

    Put lamb on oiled rack of a broiler pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Broil lamb 5 to 6 inches from heat, turning over once, 12 to 14 minutes total for medium-rare. Transfer to a cutting board and let stand 5 minutes, then thinly slice.

    Step 5

    While lamb is standing, toss together salad ingredients in a bowl and season with salt and pepper.

    Step 6

    Stuff warm pita pockets with salad and lamb, then drizzle filling with tsatsiki sauce.

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