Speedy Gyro Beef Salad

Name: Speedy Gyro Beef Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Cucumber Dressing Half English cucumber; ½ tsp (2 mL) salt; ¼ cup (60 mL) EACH sour cream and plain Greek yogurt; 1 tbsp (15 mL) fresh lemon juice; 1 clove garlic, minced; ¼ tsp (1 mL) dried dillweed; Pepper; Salad ½ lb (250 g) Lean or Extra Lean Ground Beef; 1 small onion, chopped; 1 tsp (5 mL) dried oregano leaves; ¼ tsp (1 mL) EACH salt and pepper; Salad greens (baby spinach, baby romaine hearts, assorted baby greens); 1 small tomato, chopped; 4 oz (125 g) crumbled feta cheese; ½ cup (125 mL) drained pitted Kalamata olives; Pita bread, cut into wedges

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Speedy Gyro Beef Salad

Prep Time: 10
Cook Time: 20
Total Time: 30
Serving: 2

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Directions

1. Cucumber Dressing: Peel and coarsely grate cucumber into a small bowl. Sprinkle with salt; mix well and let stand for 5 minutes. Drain off all liquid. Add sour cream, yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, dillweed and pepper to cucumber; whisk until blended. Cover and refrigerate while cooking beef.

2. Salad: Cook beef, onion, oregano, salt and pepper over medium-high heat in a large skillet, stirring often and using back of spoon to break up meat into small chunks, for about 10 to 12 minutes or until thoroughly cooked. Drain.

3. Arrange salad greens on two plates; top with beef mixture, tomato, cheese and olives. Spoon Cucumber Dressing over salad and serve with pita wedges.