This Gyro Pizza is a Mediterranean mashup the whole family will love. Flatbread is topped with all of the ingredients in a classic gyro, lots of colorful toppings and homemade tzatziki sauce!
Little known fact about me: I don’t really like pizza that much. I know, it’s as un-American as it gets. But it’s not entirely true.
Pizza, when I have my choice of restaurant or takeout meals (or even the option to make a super fast meal at home, like turkey meatballs recipe air fryer or salmon pesto pasta).
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So many American families default to pizza as the easiest option at the end of a very long, busy day, but we hardly ever do. My long suffering husband never gets his fill of takeout pizza (although I will make him a crostini pizza bar once in awhile).
But don’t feel bad for him. Because I do love HOMEMADE pizza, especially with flavor combinations that go beyond the typical cheese and pepperoni.
When I say “flavor combinations that go beyond cheese and pepperoni, ” I usually mean some sort of mashup. A combination of a pizza and another delicious dish.
How To Make Gyro Pita Pizzas
Famous for (of course) coney hot dogs, chicken lemon rice soup and Greek salads, these restaurants are also usually a fabulous place to get a gyro.
Speaking of my local coney island, it’s where I pick up a quick takeout lunch once a week. Actually, I have two or three coney islands I rotate through so I can support each of them.
And just like I pick up extra rice at my favorite Chinese restaurant to use in my Greek fried rice, I’ll also pick up some extra gyro meat at the coney island for this gyro pizza for dinner.
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I simply order a side of gyro meat (generally this is offered as a salad topping for a couple of bucks), and the restaurant is happy to oblige.
I’ve also seen frozen gyro meat at some grocery stores, but it can be hard to come by, so I find the restaurant takeout option a little easier.
Because I’ve gotten it from a restaurant, the gyro meat is already cooked, which allows this gyro pizza to come together blazingly fast.
Gyro Pizza With A Tzatziki Drizzle
Just like with my chicken pizza and Brussels sprouts pizza, I use a pizza stone to get the crust nice and crispy (more on that later).
Then, the crust is topped with prepared hummus, the gyro meat, fresh mozzarella (also used on my crab rangoon pizza) and sliced red onion, and returned to the oven until the cheese gets nice and melty.
Once the pizza comes out of the oven, it’s topped with tomatoes, cucumber and feta cheese. Slice, grab your tzatziki sauce (more on that later) and serve!
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Restaurant gyro meat here in the Midwest is typically a mixture of beef and lamb (the same combination of meat that is in my Greek lasagna!). If that’s not your preference, you can absolutely make this a chicken gyro pizza instead!
If you can find a restaurant that serves chicken gyro meat, that’d be perfect! Otherwise, you could use leftover buttermilk grilled chicken from an earlier meal.
Pizza stones are a wonderful tool to have if you’re a pizza lover becausethey help to achieve a crispy cruston this gyro pizza without shelling out a few thousand dollars for an actual pizza oven.
Homemade Greek Gyro Pizza With Tzatziki Sauce Stock Photo
You simply throw thepizza stonein the oven as it preheats and once the oven comes up to temp you put the freshly stretched dough down on the stone and stick the stone back in the oven to crisp up the crust. I also love a nice crispy crust for buffalo shrimp pizza and smoked salmon pizza.
Sometimes when I order the gyro meat from my local coney island, they will include a small side of tzatziki with it.
You know I always have Greek yogurt on hand for savory yogurt, Greek yogurt alfredo and healthy buffalo chicken dip. So it’s simply grabbing plain yogurt from the fridge, and stirring in some shredded cucumber, minced garlic, chopped dill and lemon juice. Any extra dill can be used in pimento mac and cheese.
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Please let me know what you think! Rate the recipe above, leave a comment below, and/or share a photo to Instagram using the tag #.The other day I got a message on my phone telling me I was almost out of storage space. I’m not surprised. My phone is loaded with photos and videos of pizza, subs and burgers. Way too many.
So I decided to spend some time deleting old videos and pictures that I probably don’t need anymore. While I was doing this, I came across some beauties that I just couldn’t delete.
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First of all, a good gyro is one of my all time favorite things. I always love a traditional gyro sandwich. Those Mediterranean flavors, the fresh toppings, the juicy meat, the hot pita bread…they are so good!
So when Sebby decided to try making this gyro pizza recipe, I was all about it. I wasn’t exactly sure what he had in mind for his Greek style pizza.
Was he just going to take one of our Greek salads from the restaurant and dump it on a pizza crust? Not at all.
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He had big things planned for this Greek pizza recipe. He went to visit a couple of his Greek buddies who own a restaurant in the area. And he came back with some real deal Greek toppings. The gyro meat and tzatziki were out of this world.
He started off with an awesome cheese pizza on our homemade pizza dough and the rest is history. It was the first time I ever had a gyro pizza. It was probably one of the best pizzas I’ve ever eaten.
If you ever decide to try something different and fun for the whole family, do a pizza night. Make some homemade pizza.
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Since we’re making pizza, you’re going to need some dough. You can make your own pizza dough if you’re up for it. It’s really easy and I’ll share a link at the end of this article showing you how we make our awesome Roman pizza dough.
You can make a simple pizza sauce if you want. Just get a can of crushed tomatoes, add some salt, a little water and let it simmer on the stove for about 30 minutes. I think cooking the tomatoes for a little while brings out the sweetness.
You can also use the crushed tomatoes right out of the can without cooking them. This is done all the time and your pizza will come out great.
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For this pizza, you’re going to need a good low-moisture mozzarella cheese. This is the cheese of choice for most pizzas. You can find it made with whole milk or low-fat milk. I prefer the one made with whole milk.
Avoid the fresh mozzarella for this pizza. It has a lot of water in it and doesn’t melt as well on a pizza.
You’re also going to need a good feta cheese. Buy it by the block and crumble it yourself. If you want, you can get reduced-fat feta cheese.
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The gyro meat that you use on this pizza is very important. You probably don’t have one of those gyro spinners in your house, so you have to improvise.
You can either buy the meat already done or make it yourself with the correct seasonings. It’s really not as hard as you think.
You can make this yourself. A homemade tzatziki sauce is really good. There are only a few ingredients in it and it’s easy. You’ll need greek yogurt, garlic, cucumbers, and lemon juice. Make sure to buy plain yogurt.
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You are going to want the type of vegetables that you usually see on really good Greek salads. Things like red onions, cucumbers, roasted red peppers, Kalamata olives, and cherry tomatoes. A little shredded iceberg lettuce at the end for the crunch is also a nice touch.
We’re going to keep it simple. Make sure you have some salt, pepper, and oregano. I suggest Kosher salt or sea salt. I also like fresh cracked pepper.
And if you’re going to use oregano, buy the dried oregano leaves that come on the stems. It’s a world of difference when comparing it to supermarket oregano.
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Take some boneless pork chops or lamb tenderloins and cut them into small strips. You want them small enough to put on a pizza. Marinate them with olive oil, garlic, red wine vinegar, oregano, thyme, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and a little honey. Massage all of the ingredients into the pork with your hands. Let the meat marinate for at least 2 hours.
Take a frying pan and put it on medium-high heat. Cook the meat in a frying pan for about 4-5 minutes. Don’t overcook it because it’s going to be cooked again in the oven when you top the pizza.
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