Gyros

Gyros

Tags

Bread
Weekend

Sides

Tzatziki

Cook

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 red onion, diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, diced
  • ⅛ tsp cloves
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 2 tsp dry oregano
  • ½ tsp chilli power
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 tins jackfruit
  • 4 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • ¼ tsp white pepper
  • 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • Cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • Tzatziki
  • 6 pitas
  • Lettuce, shredded
  • 1 red onion, finely sliced

Steps

  1. Drain the jackfruit. Cut the firm, pointy ends off each piece of jackfruit. Set aside.
  2. Heat oil in the pan. Cook red onion until softened, translucent and lightly caramelised.
  3. Add garlic and fry off gently until soft and fragrant.
  4. Add cloves, cinnamon, cumin, and oregano. Cook for a minute, stirring the whole time.
  5. Mix in the tomato paste.
  6. Add the jackfruit, soy sauce, maple syrup and apple cider vinegar. Mix well.
  7. Squash the jackfruit so that the individual fibres separate more.
  8. Season with white pepper and chilli. Simmer gently for 10-15 minutes then cool and refrigerate.
  9. Set the oven to 200°C, spread the jackfruit over a baking tray
  10. Bake for about 20-25 minutes, until a little caramelised and browned around the edges.
  11. Just before serving, warm pitas up in a low oven.
  12. Place warmed-up pitas on a work surface, fluffier side down.
  13. Fill with lettuce, cucumber, tomato, onion, tzatziki and jackfruit.