Description
Experience the vibrant flavors of Greek cuisine with these delicious Gyro Bowls featuring savory meatballs, creamy tzatziki, zesty lemon rice, and refreshing cucumber salad.
Ingredients
- Ground lamb, beef, or chicken
- Minced onion
- Garlic
- Feta cheese
- Plain yogurt
- Cucumber
- Rice (white or brown)
- Fresh herbs (mint and dill)
- Olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
- In a mixing bowl, combine ground meat with onion, garlic, egg, feta cheese, Greek seasoning, and salt. Form into 1-inch meatballs.
- Place meatballs on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.
- Prepare tzatziki by mixing yogurt with grated cucumber, garlic, mint, dill, salt, and pepper.
- For lemon rice, warm olive oil in a saucepan, add cooked rice, lemon juice, and salt; stir gently.
- Assemble cucumber salad with diced tomatoes and cucumber drizzled with olive oil and salt.
- Serve by layering lemon rice in bowls topped with meatballs and tzatziki; add cucumber salad on the side.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Greek
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl (about 350g)
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 850mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 120mg