We got some Greek-style lamb sausages in our meat CSA share this month and decided they would make wonderful faux gyros. Man oh man were we ever right! We started with the base: a whole wheat pita with some store-bought tzatziki (lazy, and breaking our no-lactose rules! We had to bust out the lactaid, but it was worth it) and sriracha:
then came CSA lettuce and cukes:
and the slightly obscene sausage:
Whoa Nelly, these were outstanding! They really did taste like gyros, except without the terrifying compressed meat cone component and the white flour pita. I really really love the taste of lamb, especially when I know it’s been raised in a healthy, compassionate manner on a small farm.
We had our gyros with a side of steamed amaranth leaves covered in sauteed garlic. Apparently the traditional Greek way to do amaranth is to boil the crap out of it, but I usually really dislike this method for cooking veggies. It saps all the nutrients and turns everything to mush. Boo!
Nothing like a plate full of greens topped with crispity, crunchity garlic!
I’m headed to the beach tomorrow, and I’ll be gone for a bit over a week. My plan is to whip up some posts with my favorite running tips that I’ve gathered throughout 8 years of competitive distance running. I hope this is a good substitute for food pics! I’ll be back to highlighting our delicious veg and meat when I return. 🙂
The “obscene sausage” (as you said, not me!) looks so good it makes my mouthwater. I LOVE sausage. Don’t eat it often, but now that I see one…i’ve got a big ol craving!
oh man, lamb sausage? i am jealous! i think we’re doing the farmers market this weekend, i’ll have to look for some, that sounds crazy good!
mmmm i love greens prepped that way!