Vegan Seitan Gyro W/ Cucumber Sauce

"This is such a filling, hearty, flavorful meal that I can never get enough of. It took a while to develop the cucumber sauce recipe, but I think I just about nailed it!"
 
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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
20
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Peel and grate the cucumber. Put the grated cucumber into a strainer and set in the sink for 10 minutes to drain.
  • Squeeze the cucumber to remove excess moisture and place into a small bowl. Add the remaining ingredients and stir well to combine. Cover and place in the fridge to let the flavors meld while you cook.
  • Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the seitan bits and garlic and stir until the seitan begins to brown. Add all of the seasonings and stir well. Sautee until the seitan is well cooked and fragrant. Turn off the heat.
  • Assemble the sandwich with the shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes and onions, cooked seitan and cucumber sauce. Eat open-face or fold up and hold on tight!

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Reviews

  1. I thought these were great! The spice combination sounded a little strange but I love it! I'm not a big fan of vegan yogurt, so I used tofutti sour cream and tweaked the sauce slightly - added more lemon, and a little oregano and onion powder. But that's purely personal taste. This is a total keeper! Thank you!
     
  2. I really enjoyed these and my non-veggie boyfriend seemed to think the same. However, next time I'm going to saut? the onions with the seitan for a bit better flavor. I also added oregano to the sauce and found it surprisingly tasty. This will definitely be made again.
     
  3. This recipe is what God invented seitan for.
     
  4. The spice combination in this is what really makes the dish. I'm new to cooking with seitan and overcooked it so it was a little dry. I used a tzatziki sauce/dip that I bought at Sam's instead of making my own and it was quite good. One minor adjustment I would make would be to mix the tzatziki, vegetables and seiten all together before putting it in the pita pocket. Just a personal preference.
     
  5. This recipe was good, I especially enjoyed the spice combination. Unfortunately I have never been a big fan os seitan.
     
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