Gyros - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 lb ground lamb
    1/2 lb ground beef
    2 slices bread, day old and partially dried
    2 garlic cloves, chopped fine
    2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/4 teaspoon pepper
    1/4 teaspoon ground fenugreek
    1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
    1 egg, beaten
    TZATZIKI SAUCE
    2 small cucumbers, peeled & seeded & diced
    1 1/4 cups yogurt
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    1 lemon, juice of
    4 garlic cloves, minced
    1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
    white pepper
    salt
Preparation
    -----------TZATZIKI SAUCE-------------.
    Combine yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and pepper in a bowl.
    Cover and refrigerate for one hour.
    Blend yogurt mixture with a whip until smooth.
    Dry cucumbers by patting with paper towels.
    Add Cucumbers and dill to yogurt mixture.
    Salt and pepper to taste.
    ----------GYROS------------.
    Mix lamb and beef in a glass bowl.
    Crumb bread into meat mixture.
    Add Spices and mix well.
    Stir egg into meat mixture Form mixture into 2 large patties and place on a medium hot grill for 5 minutes per side or until the Gyros is cooked through.
    Serve sliced gyros on warm pita bread with fresh sliced tomatoes, onions and Tzatziki sauce.

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