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Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce and Homemade Pitas

February 1, 2010 by epicureanvegan

Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce and Homemade Pitas -- Epicurean VeganDamn, I’m good! (I love when I can say that about a recipe I made)! I decided to make gyros with these fabulous vegan pitas and they were outstanding! Over the years, I had been working on perfecting my tzatziki sauce recipe and for non-dairy, it’s pretty darn good, if I may say so myself. 🙂 Also…use leftover sauce for dipping veggies and/or veggie chips and crackers. (Check out my other version using Field Roast).

INGREDIENTS:
Sauce:
8-oz Tofutti sour cream
2 tsp garlic, minced
1 Tbs lemon juice
2 tsp red wine vinegar
2 tsp dill weed
1 Tbs chopped fresh mint
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 large cucumber, peeled and shredded
Gyros:
2-8oz pkgs seitan, stir-fry style (Westsoy-red box)
1/2 large red onion, sliced very thin
1 Tbs canola oil
2 tsp garlic, minced
1 tsp cumin
1 1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cayenne
The rest:
pitas
tomatoes, sliced thin
mustard greens and kale, chopped into 1″ pieces

DIRECTIONS:
To make the sauce:
Combine all the sauce ingredients, except for the cucumber. Put the shredded cucumber in a fine mesh strainer, cover with plastic wrap and with your hand, press down on the plastic to squeeze the water from the cucumber. Then add to the rest of sauce and combine.

Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce and Homemade Pitas -- Epicurean VeganFor the gyros:
In a large skillet, heat the oil and garlic. Add the onions and saute until tender. Add the seitan and cook for about 3-4 mins, stirring often, until seitan browns.

Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce and Homemade Pitas -- Epicurean VeganCombine the cumin, oregano, nutmeg, cinnamon and cayenne in a small bowl, and then add to the skillet. Stir and coat the seitan onions well and cover. Simmer on low heat for 3 mins. It’s that easy!
Fill the pitas with the seitan, tomatoes, greens and tzatziki sauce. So delicious!

My favorite seitan for this recipe: Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce and Homemade Pitas -- Epicurean Vegan

Filed Under: Dinners Tagged With: dairy-free, fast and easy, Greek, gyros, pitas, tzatziki, Vegan

Homemade Pita Bread

February 1, 2010 by epicureanvegan

Homemade Pita Bread -- Epicurean VeganThis comes from my friend at Kitchen Challengers and I made it vegan. You might think making your own pita bread would be a hassle (or a pain in the ass) but actually, it was quite easy and what a huge difference! They were soft, fluffy and not one bit dried out like store-bought pitas. Go for it! Check out my gyro recipe using these pitas.

INGREDIENTS:
3/4 cup warm water
3 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
6 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 cups warm soy milk
olive oil to coat bowl

DIRECTIONS:
Mix yeast and warm water, set aside for about 10 mins until it bubbles. Fit a dough blade into the mixer and combine the flour and salt. Gradually add the milk and the yeast mixture while continuing to turn the flour. Continue mixing until the dough forms a ball–for me it took about a minute. The dough will be a bit sticky, so plop it onto a floured surface and knead for about 3 minutes. Shape into a smooth, pretty ball. Place in a very large, lightly oiled bowl. Turn to coat all side of dough and let rise in a warm area for 1 hour.

Homemade Pita Bread -- Epicurean VeganWhen dough has at least doubled in size, punch it down and tear off handfuls of dough. You can make anywhere from 8-12 pitas. I made about 10 by rolling out a pieces to about 6-7″ in diameter on a very lightly floured surface. Rolling is also a great way to rid the dough of air bubbles. Place rolled out sections on lightly oiled cookie sheets, cover with plastic wrap and a clean dish towel and let rise for 30 mins.

Homemade Pita Bread -- Epicurean VeganPreheat oven to 500. I baked the pitas in batches (4, 4 and 2). After the first minute in the oven, the dough will begin to rise. Brush the top with olive oil and bake for another 5-8 mins. I know that’s a big spread of time, but every oven is different. Mine baked in about 7-1/2 to 8 mins. The tops will get a beautiful golden brown. Just keep an eye on them.
Let cool completely and store in large Ziploc bags–don’t slice until you get ready to use them. I found that after you slice one in half, place it in the microwave for 15-20 secs and then slice carefully down the middle to open up the pocket and fill. Enjoy!

Homemade Pita Bread -- Epicurean Vegan

Homemade Pita Bread -- Epicurean Vegan

Filed Under: Breads Tagged With: pitas, Vegan

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