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Vegan Seitan Gyro

This delicious Vegan Seitan Gyro has all the flavors of the Mediterian, but it made vegan!
This recipe uses seitan beef bites that offer a meaty and high protein bite and is flavored in a delicious Lebanese style seasoning. For balance tangy pickled red onions are added along with fresh Tzatziki and a flavored salad.
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CourseMain
CuisineMediterranean
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Servings2
Calories628kcal

Ingredients

Seitan Beef Gyro Meat

  • 4 oz Seitan Beef Bites
  • 1 tbs Lebanese Spice Blend (equal parts cumin, paprika, coriander, cinnamon, nutmeg, black pepper, cloves, salt, cayenne pepper, cardamom)
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • Oil for frying Any oil you prefer

Pickled Red Onion

Tzatziki

  • 1 Large Cucumber
  • ½ Cup Soy Yogurt or any variety of plant-based yogurt you prefer
  • 1 large Lemon
  • 1 tbs Olive Oil
  • 1 tbs Dill
  • 1 tsp Salt

Salad

  • Mixed Greens Argula (rocket), spinach, lettuce, ect
  • ½ Cup Olives Marinated in olive oil and spices if possible
  • 1 tbs Olive Oil
  • 1 tbs Red Wine Vinegar
  • 1 dash Black Pepper

Pita Assembly

  • 2 Pitas
  • 1 Tomatoes Sliced thinly
  • ½ Cucumber Sliced thinly

Instructions

Pickled Red Onions

  • Slice the onions thin and then pour boiling water over them.
  • Let it soak for ten minutes. Strain away the water (saving 1 cup)
  • Mix together the vinegar, reserved water, sugar, and salt and marinate the onions in it.

Tzatziki

  • Grate your cucumber and squeeze out the juice.
  • Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix.

Salad

  • Slice the olives and mix everything together

Seitan Beef

  • Grate the garlic, add some oil to a pan and add the garlic on medium high heat.
  • Toss in the seitan and pan fry for 3 minutes. Add in the seasonings and fry for another minute.

Assemble

  • Dollop tzatziki over pita, add seitan, salad, pickled red onions, sliced cucumber, sliced tomato, and more tzatziki if you wish!

Video

@jess.flowers

Part 4 of 4 seitan beef recipes I made from $5 worth of bread flour. This seitan gyro is one of my favorite ways to use my seitan beef, once all the components are made, it’s a quick lunch. Think of making the tzatziki, pickled red onions, salad, and seasoned seitan as meal prep. If you pack up all the components it can make a great packed lunch. Recipe: Pickled Red Onion: 2 Red onions 1/2 cup vinegar 1/4 cup sugar 1 tbs salt Tzatziki: 1 large cucumber 1/2 cup soy yogurt 2 cloves garlic 1 large lemon 1 tbs olive oil 1 tbs dill 1 tsp salt Salad: 2 cups mixed greens 1/2 cup olives 1 tbs olive oil 2 tsp black pepper Seitan beef: 6 oz seitan beef bites (from previous recipe) 1 clove garlic 1 tbs Lebanese spice blend (equal parts cumin, paprika, coriander, cinnamon, nutmeg, black pepper, cloves, salt, cayenne pepper, cardamom) Oil for frying Assembly: Pita Sliced Cucumber Sliced Tomato Directions: Pickled red onions: slice the onions thin and then pour boiling water over them. Let it soak for ten minutes. Strain away the water (saving 1 cup) Mix together the vinegar, water, sugar, and salt and marinate the onions in it. Tzatziki: Grate your cucumber and squeeze out the juice. Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix. Salad: slice the olives and mix everything together Seitan: Grate the garlic, add some oil to a pan and add the garlic on medium high heat. Toss in the seitan and pan fry for 3 minutes. Add in the seasonings and fry for another minute. Assemble: Dollop tzatziki over pita, add seitan, salad, pickled red onions, cucumber, tomato, and more tzatziki if you wish!

♬ Souvenir De Paris - Martin Taylor

Nutrition

Calories: 628kcal | Carbohydrates: 84g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Sodium: 5758mg | Potassium: 748mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 866IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 241mg | Iron: 5mg