THE GYRO-RITO!!! A DELICIOUS, GREEK STYLE BURRITO!

Recently, Burger King announced their new menu item, the 'Whopperito'.  So when my girlfriend asked for something to eat, I decided to use that as an inspiration and make a Greek version of a burrito.  The recipe is very simple and it can literally be done in 20-30 minutes.    

What you will need (for 1 burrito):

• 200g (7 oz) of chicken breast or thigh (boneless)
• 1 Burrito tortilla
• Gyro spice mix (paprika, thyme, dry basil, oregano, salt, pepper, garlic powder, rosemary)
• Olive oil
• Lettuce
• Tomato
• Onion
• Tzatziki (greek yogurt with grated cucumber, garlic, olive oil, vinegar and mint)
• Potato slices (or french fries)

Before we start, I have to make 2 comments.  First, in my recipe I used turkey breast because that's what I had available.  I don't suggest doing that.  Use a more fatty meat, with boneless chicken thigh being the best option.  Second, since this was made for my girlfriend, she requested to have mustard in her Gyro-rito.  I would strongly advise you against it and therefore I have not included it in the ingredient list.

1. Prepare the meat.  Cut it in small stripes.  The turkey breast I used in my burrito, was marinated in paprika and yogurt, hence the color.

2.  Add your spices, a little bit of olive oil and mix well.  You can leave the meat to marinate for a few hours if you want.

3.  Before you cook the meat, you need to start cooking your potatoes.  In my case, I used frozen potato slices which I baked in the oven with olive oil at 200 celcius (390 farenheit) for about 15-20 minutes.

4.  To cook the meat, preheat your pan on high heat.  Add a little bit of olive oil and cook a small portion of the meat.  Don't overcrowd your pan or else the temperature will drop and you will end up boiling the meat.  If you are making more than 1 burrito and you need to cook the meat in batches, just wipe the pan clean in between, add olive oil again and repeat.

5.  Assemble your Gyro-rito!  First add the salad, the potatoes the meat and finally the tzatziki.  As I said earlier, I don't suggest adding the mustard.  

6.  Fold your Gyro-rito

7.  Cut in half and serve with some french fries! :)

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If you want to learn how to make tzatziki, here is a really bad video I made almost 5 years ago: 

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