- prep: 30 min
- cook: 25 min
- total: 55 min
Summary
Kebab Meatballs Served Gyro-Style is a delicious fusion of the flavors in classic Middle Eastern kebabs and Greek gyros.
Ingredients
- 1 lb (450 g) ground lamb or beef
- ½ bunch fresh parsley, minced
- ½ medium onion, very finely diced
- 2 large cloves garlic, crushed or grated on a microplane
- 1 teaspoon dried crushed oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground sweet paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ? teaspoon ground cayenne (more or less to taste)
- 1 pinch ground allspice
- 1 cup Greek yogurt (or regular yogurt, but it will be more watery)
- 1 (3-inch) piece of seedless cucumber, washed, dried, and grated on a box grater
- 1 large clove garlic, grated
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon dried crushed dill and/or dried crushed mint
- Pita, or any kind of flatbread you like (I used pocketless pitas)
- Sliced onions
- Sliced tomatoes
- Crumbled feta
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 472 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 35 g 54.49%
- Saturated Fat: 15 g 77.06%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 99 mg 33.06%
- Sodium: 705 mg 29.39%
- Calcium: 161 mg 16.06%
- Potassium: 401 mg 11.46%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 3 mg 14.53%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 15 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g 2.79%
- Sugar: 9 g
- Protein: 23 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 2 g
- Vitamin A 8.1%
- Vitamin C 3.6%
- Vitamin D 0.57%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat6
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs1
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat3
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total3 oz-eq