24 Aug, 2009
Raw Gyros for Everyday (a Raw Vegan Recipe)
Posted by: Angela Leeds In: *LGS Daily Recipe|Great Raw Pot Luck Recipes|Main Dishes
There are just soooo may ways I can think of creating a raw vegan gyro, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. And I may have to eventually call this “Raw Vegan Gyro #1″ as I begin to bring out the other, more complex, perhaps “meatier” versions I’ve already envisioned creating.
But as I’ve received two request for raw gyros over the past week alone, I decided that the very first recipe I put out for a gyro should be both 1) quick and 2) easy to prepare from very simple ingredients. No dehydration of a raw vegan “pita bread”. No straining of cucumbers for an authentically thick tzatziki. No dehydration of some kind of “gyro meat”. Just simple ingredients and no fussy preparation. I guarantee you can have this dish on the table very quickly, any day of the week.
The challenge of creating a raw gyro recipe is three-fold:
- One can’t utilize yogurt or any other dairy product to create the tzatziki (cucumber/garlic/yogurt sauce).
- One must have some kind of “holder” of the gyro, such as the pita bread normally used.
- And then there’s the seasoned meat which comprises the heart of the sandwich.
In addition, in Greece an additional ingredient is french fries, which adds so much in the way of texture and flavor.
I’ve whipped this recipe up very quickly, while enjoying a glass of wine with a friend, with the ingredients depicted in the photo below, so you can see how simple my approach is. And what you get is something fresh, flavorful, messy/drippy (as any authentic gyro should ever be…), and truly grounding and satisfying enough to serve as a main meal.
Although there are a few different components to the dish, they are all extremely easy & quick to prepare. Just set out a few separate bowls, fill them up, and you’ll be done before you’ve finished that first glass of wine.
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