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Greek Turkey Pita with Tzatziki

These turkey rolls have a mixture of ground spices reminiscent of moussaka. They are flavored with tangy olive mix from the olive bar containing olives, roasted peppers and some other marinated vegetables that are a bit difficult to identify but which, as a whole, taste delicious. The Tzatziki sauce is a bit jazzed up as well with the addition of both dill and cilantro to give it just the punch it needs.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

For the Turkey:

  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 1/3 cup cold water
  • 1 egg , beaten
  • 1/3 cup panko crumbs
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • ¼ cup chopped Italian parsley
  • 3 tablespoons fresh chopped thyme
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
  • 4 ounces olive mix from the olive bar in the supermarket , roughly chopped
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil for brushing the turkey rolls
  • chopped tomatores
  • thinly sliced red onion , soaked for 10 minutes in ice water and dried with paper towel
  • 4 ounces crumbled Feta cheese
  • 4 large pita bread or Naan

For the Tzatziki:

  • 1 English cucumber , finely grated,
  • 16 ounces Stonyfield Farms plain non-fat yogurt ,
  • 2 teaspoons finely minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/3 cup chopped dill plus extra for garnish
  • 1/3 cup chopped cilantro plus extra for garnish

Instructions

For the Turkey:

  1. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and refrigerate overnight.
  2. When ready to grill, heat grill to high heat. Form the turkey into 8 evenly shaped logs, flattening them slightly. Brush both sides generously with olive oil.
  3. Once grill is hot, place the oiled turkey rolls on the grill and turn the heat to medium.
  4. Cook the turkey rolls for 6 minutes on one side and turn over and cook for 5 more minutes. Set aside.
  5. When ready to serve, heat the pita in the oven for 5 minutes at 350 degrees until they are just warm but not crisp.
  6. Lay two rolls lengthwise on each piece of pita. Cover the rolls with Tzatziki, sauce and sprinkle with Feta , Garnish with tomatoes, onions and chopped dill and cilantro.

For the Tzatziki sauce:

  1. The day before you are going to serve the Turkey Rolls, grate the cucumber, salt it and put it in a strainer until most of the liquid is released. Squeeze the cucumber with your hands and put the cucumber in a bowl in the refrigerator overnight.

  2. Place the yogurt in a cheesecloth-lined strainer over a bowl and let stand overnight in the refrigerator.

  3. The next day, squeeze the cucumber again to remove any remaining liquid. Add to the yogurt along with all of the other ingredients.

  4. Refrigerate the Tzatztkik for at least 2-3 hours before serving.