Eggplant (Aubergine) Gyro

Submitted by LoriInIndiana

"A meatless twist on the classic Greek sandwich. There is no accident in the multiple measurements of EVOO, it calls for them all. Posted for Zaar World Tour 2."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Sauce

• 118.29 ml plain low-fat yogurt
• 118.29 ml feta cheese, crumbled
• 14.79 ml fresh lemon juice
• 4.92 ml extra virgin olive oil
• salt and pepper

• Filling

• 473.18 ml tomatoes, seeded and diced
• 236.59 ml cucumber, peeled, seeded, diced
• 78.78 ml scallion, diced
• 78.78 ml kalamata olive, pitted, halved
• 29.58 ml red wine vinegar
• 29.58 ml chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
• 14.79 ml chopped fresh oregano
• 14.79 ml extra virgin olive oil (yes, that's a 2nd measurement)
• 1 large eggplant, trimmed and diced into 3/4-inch pieces
• 29.58 ml olive oil (3rd measurment)

• Pitas

• 4 pita bread
• salt

directions

1. Preheat broiler to high.
2. Combine all ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl; set aside.
3. Toss tomatoes, cucumbers, scallions, olives, vinegar, parsley, oregano, oil, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl. Chill until ready to use.
4. Saute eggplant in oil over medium-high heat 3 minutes. Add to vegetable mixture.
5. Brush pitas with oil, season with salt, and broil until lightly toasted on both sides.
6. Assemble by placing each pita on top of a sheet of foil or parchment paper.
7. Drizzle 1/4 cup of sauce down the center of the pita and place about 1 cup of vegetables on top of the sauce.
8. Wrap foil or paper around pita and serve.

Reviews

[Muffin Goddess]

LOVED these!! I would give these way more than 5 stars if I could! Used 3 baby eggplant, nonfat Greek yogurt in the sauce, brown tomatoes (Kumato), and packaged naan from Costco for the pita bread. I left the veggie mixture (pre-eggplant) out at room temp while I cooked the eggplant and heated up the naan, so the heat of the eggplant and bread warmed up all the veggies. I'll definitely be making these again, thanks for posting! :) Made for The Queens of Quisine for ZWT6

 

[Lucky in Bayview]

Delicious! I loved how quick the recipe came together. Thanks for sharing!!

 

[SandwichQueen]

Boy, these were yummy! I did throw the peppers in with the eggplant and sauteed them together. I also threw some oregano and garlic in with them. I could eat the fresh veggie topping all on it's own! I'll definitely make this again!

 

[Chef de Sucre]

very tasty. thanks!

 

[Bugeah]

I liked this and my husband even liked it (he hates eggplant!). The kids only liked it without the dressing. I have a feeling that the leftovers will taste even better since the veggies will have time to soak up the other flavors. I think next time I will make it ahead and let it sit for about an hour for the flavors to blend better. I think the feta was the key to making this recipe really work. Will definitely make this again. Very easy to put together and made mostly of fresh veggies which is always good! Thanks for the recipe!