Turkey Gyros with Homemade Naan Bread & Tzatziki Sauce

August 14, 2019

Talk about a long title eh? It’s worth trying to say a few times though, as the dinner was a superb winner all around with the family! While it is three different things put together it honestly wasn’t hard to make at all. The most work went into the Naan bread and even that was relaxing.

No reason to kick around the small talk, let’s get right into the recipes! First is the Tzatziki Sauce. Last year my boyfriend took me out for a lunch date at a Greek restaurant, kept raving about the sauce so we had to try it. Funny enough I didn’t like the Tzatziki sauce the first time, or even the second time I had it, it was about the third time that I was hooked! Every since I had looked for recipes for the sauce and not a single one seemed to be the one. Found some close ones though so it took some time to get it just right! I make his sauce just because and add it on pretty much any sandwich , even a rice dish honestly, it’s just that awesome!

Making the Naan bread was surprisingly easy, and while I do make a lot of bread ( I do mean a lot!) this is an easy recipe as well as nearly fool proof.

Here are the steps in pictures to help you out.

After the first rise you will divide the dough into pieces. You can make about 14ish. Just grab and plop, you don’t need to make perfect rounded grabs, just make sure it’s shaped fairly round to make it easier to roll out.

Once as your griddle or pan is heated up, roll out the dough only for what you can fit onto the griddle itself. I find they cook better and stay fresh this way. They don’t need to be perfectly shaped again.

Cook each side for about 3 minutes. You’ll get nice brown gold spots when they are done.

Cover with warm towel to keep warm once you get a few cooked.

Now it’s time to put it all together. For this Gyro I cooked turkey breast seasoned with italian seasonings. Browned on all sides and slowly cooked till no longer pink, then sliced to serving sizes. Takes about 30 minutes, very simple. You can use chicken even sliced steak. Take your fresh Naan Bread and place a few pieces of spinach or lettuce on then your meat of choice. Toppings were sauteed peppers & onions with fresh lettuce or spinach and then topped with the Tzatziki sauce. These were so good!