Beef Pitas with Yogurt Sauce Recipe

By lewolfe50

Begin your Greek menu with our Test Kitchen's tasty version of a traditional gyro. With tender seasoned beef and sautéed onions, Beef Pitas with Yogurt Sauce is sure to be a hit. Top it with a very easy to make yogurt sauce that doubles as a dip for warmed pita chips and is also great on Greek salads.

Ingredients

• PITAS:
• 1 cup (8 ounces) fat-free plain yogurt
• 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pound beef top sirloin steak, cut into thin strips
• 1 large sweet onion, sliced
• 4 teaspoons olive oil, divided
• 4 whole pita breads, warmed

Preparation

Step 1

For sauce, in a small bowl, combine the yogurt, parsley, garlic and salt. Refrigerate until serving.

In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the oregano, rosemary, salt and pepper; add beef. Seal bag and toss to coat.

In a large nonstick skillet, saute onion in 2 teaspoons oil until golden brown. Remove and keep warm. Saute beef in remaining oil until no longer pink.

Serve beef and onion on pitas with yogurt sauce. Yield: 4 servings.