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Pork Gyros with Tomato Sauce

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 pounds pork tenderloin
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 cucumber peeled and chopped
  • 2 plum tomatoes chopped
  • 1 tablespoon dried dill
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • 6 pita bread rounds grilled
  • 1 medium red onion thinly sliced

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl, add olive oil, pork, 2 garlic cloves, oregano and sea salt the freshly ground pepper to taste. Marinate in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
  • On an outdoor or indoor grill heat olive oil over medium high heat and grill pork 7 to 8 minutes per side until cooked through. Remove and thinly slice pork.
  • In a small bowl, add yogurt, remaining garlic, cucumber, tomatoes, dill, vinegar and sea salt and freshly ground pepper. Stir to combine.
  • Place pork in grilled pita, top with tomato yogurt sauce and red onion.

Notes

SERVING SUGGESTION: Sweet potato fries (peel sweet potatoes and cut into “fries”; toss with olive oil and bake on a cookie sheet in a preheated 425-degree oven, turning once, until tender; season to taste with salt, pepper and chili powder).
VEGETARIAN: Use tofu instead of pork tenderloin.
GLUTEN FREE: Make sure Greek yogurt, red wine vinegar and pitas are gluten free.
NUTRITION: 433 Calories; 11g Fat (22.4% calories from fat); 42g Protein; 40g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 101mg Cholesterol; 420mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 Grain (Starch); 4 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 1 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
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