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Let ground lamb speed your way to great-tasting Greek-style sandwiches. Get the same takeout restaurant taste at home!

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Prep Time 25 min
Total Time 40 min
Servings 0

Ingredients

4: pita breads (6 inches in diameter)

1/2: cup plain yogurt

1: tablespoon chopped fresh mint leaf or 1 teaspoon dried mint leaves

1: teaspoon sugar

1: small cucumber, seeded and chopped (3/4 cup)

1: pound ground lamb or beef

2: tablespoons water

1: tablespoon lemon juice

1/2: teaspoon salt

1/2: teaspoon ground cumin

1/2: teaspoon dried oregano leaves

1/4: teaspoon pepper

2: garlic cloves, finely chopped

1: small onion, chopped (1/4 cup)

2: tablespoons vegetable oil

2: cups shredded lettuce

1: medium tomato, chopped (3/4 cup)

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Directions

1 Split each pita bread halfway around edge with knife; separate to form pocket.
2 Mix yogurt, mint and sugar in small bowl. Stir in cucumber.
3 Mix lamb, water, lemon juice, salt, cumin, oregano, pepper, garlic and onion. Shape mixture into 4 thin patties.
4 Heat oil in 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Cook patties in oil 10 to 12 minutes, turning frequently, until no longer pink in center. Place cooked patty in each pita pocket. Top with yogurt mixture, lettuce and tomato.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 395
Calories from Fat: 170 ),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 19 g; 19 %
(Saturated Fat 7 g, 7 % ),
Cholesterol: 75 mg; 75 %;
Sodium: 620 mg; 620 %;
Total Carbohydrate: 34 g; 34 %
(Dietary Fiber 2 g 2 % ),
Protein: 24 g; 24 %

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 8%;
Vitamin C: 20%;
Calcium: 12%;
Iron: 18%;

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 1 Vegetable; 2 High-Fat Meat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 6/1/2009 11:47:26 AM REPORT ABUSE sauvage said:

Rating:

Very good. We used ground beef as lamb is hard to come by in our grocery stores. Next time I will probably season the meat a little more. We also just browned the meat instead of making patties. I liked a previous reviewers suggestion to use flat bread instead of pita bread - worked well. Our son said this was a "keeper" : )

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Posted 4/21/2009 6:11:19 PM REPORT ABUSE razberiswrl said:

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I used ground pork, and my own recipe for tzatzaki, and this came out very good. I chopped the patties into strips and served on pocketless pita. To give the taztzaki a little more kick (and make it more authentic), omit sugar, add a little lemon juice, a couple cloves crushed garlic, salt and pepper to taste, and a dash of cayenne.

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