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Souzoukaki in Pita Bread

A flattened piece of seasoned beef that is rolled in pita bread and topped with tomatoes parsleyed onions and lots of yummy tzatziki.
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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound ground beef I use lean, just to be healthier, but 80/20 is tastier 🙂
  • 3 slices white or light wheat bread, crust removed, presoaked in water and squeezed dry (about 3/4 cup)
  • 5 cloves of garlic finely minced
  • 1/4 cup onion shredded on grater
  • 3 tablespoons parsley chopped and divided
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt or to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper or to taste
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil add only if using lean ground beef
  • 6 pieces of pita homemade or store bought
  • 1 large tomato halved and sliced
  • 1/2 small onion sliced into moon shape
  • 3/4 cups 3/4 cups of tzatziki, homemade or store bought
  • Paprika for garnish

Method
 

  1. Add ground beef to a mixing bowl and distribute the bread by breaking up the crumbs all around the meat.
  2. Add the next 7 ingredients (garlic, 2 tablespoons of the parsley, cumin, salt, pepper and olive oil, if using).
  3. Mix well to combine, but do not overmix.
  4. Make into 6 equal balls and flatten them out onto a greased/sprayed sheet tray to about 6-7 inches roundish shape, spread them as thin as you can to a little smaller than the diameter of your pita bread, cause they will shrink…they don’t need to be perfectly round and can have jagged edges.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.
  6. Use immediately when done or you can store in refrigerator until ready to use. When ready, heat up a pan and slap a patty on it to warm, then center it onto a pita bread, add tomatoes, onions/parsley and a couple heaping tablespoons of tzatziki. Sprinkle with paprika and roll it up and enjoys