Vegan Greek Gyro

I have to admit that I have never had a "real" Greek gyro so I can't officially attest to the fact that this will taste exactly like a real gyro. What I can tell you is that you will love it either way!  Thanks to Jessica Taft of Taft Foodmasters, now us vegans can enjoy the gyro too! I recently met Jessica at a food trade show. She told me that she has been wholesaling her Seitan Gyro for a while and was just getting into the retail business so I tried her gyro and loved it! 

The Seitan Gyro is seasoned in such a way that it is bursting with flavor. They say they are the only company to offer a Kosher vegan "lamb shawarma" seasoning. With spices like cumin seeds, coriander seeds, ginger, salt, clove, nutmeg, turmeric, parsley, chili, fenugreek, cinnamon, and black pepper, you can see that it has a lot of spice.  Of course, a gyro wouldn't be a gyro without tzatziki sauce so I made my own - vegan style.

I put it all together and when I took a bite, it was so good, I knew I was going to want a second one within minutes and I did. It is the kind of sandwich that has you "mmmming" as soon as you take a bite.

Vegan Gyro
Serves 4

Tzatziki Sauce Ingredients

• 8-ounce vegan soy yogurt
• 1/2 cup vegan sour cream (Tofutti works well)
• 1 Tbsp chopped dill
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1.5 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar
• 1/2 hothouse cucumber, grated and squeezed dry with paper towels
• Salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

Gyro Ingredients

• 1 package Taft Foodmasters Vegetarian Seitan Gyro
• Green leaf lettuce
• Tomato slices, halved
• White onion, sliced

Instructions
First, make the tzatziki sauce by combining all ingredients in a small bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir well. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 3 hours.

Heat a grill pan on the stove on medium heat. Grill a pita or Mediterranean flatbread for a couple minutes on both sides, until warm and grill marks form. Meanwhile, heat a small skillet with a little bit of cooking spray and heat 2-3 slices of seitan gyro meat. Brown for one minute on each side.

To assemble, layer 2-3 slices of seitan gyro meat with lettuce, tomato slices, onions, and top with tzatziki sauce. Roll and serve immediately.

Taft Foodmasters Seitan Gyro is Kosher, Vegan, and non-GMO. You can find it at Pangea.