Name: Lamb Souvlaki Sandwiches with Greek Salad and Tsatsiki Sauce
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 seedless cucumber (usually plastic-wrapped), peeled, seeded, and chopped (1 cup); 1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; 1 small garlic clove, minced; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint; 4 (6-inch) pita pockets, halved crosswise; 1 (1/4-inch-thick) bone-in lamb steak from leg (1 1/2 lb), trimmed of excess fat; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 1/2 lb romaine, torn into bite-size pieces; 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves; 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved; 1/2 seedless cucumber (usually plastic-wrapped), peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices; 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives, halved lengthwise; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 1/4 cup olive oil

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Lamb Souvlaki Sandwiches with Greek Salad and Tsatsiki SauceRomulo Yanes

If you prefer, you can pile the lamb and salad on top of a larger pocketless pita for an open-face sandwich and drizzle with sauce. Pocketless pitas are sold at specialty foods shops and many supermarkets.

Active time: 45 min Start to finish: 45 min

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