Pearl Oyster Mushroom Gyros | With Vegan Tzatziki Sauce
Try this delicious vegan gyros with perfectly spiced pearl oyster mushrooms and cashew tzatziki sauce and you won't be disappointed!
Ingredients
Vegan tzatziki ingredients
- 200 g cashew yogurt
- 100 g grated and well squeezed cucumber use big holes
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 grated garlic clove use small holes
- ⅔ tsp salt or to taste
- 1 tsp chopped fresh dill
- 1 tsp chopped fresh mint leaves
Greek pita ingredients
- 220 g all purpose flour
- 5 g dry yeast
- 130 ml soy milk or water
- 1 tsp salt or to taste
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Pearl oyster mushrooms preparation ingredients
- 4-500 g pearl oyster mushrooms
- 2-3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp salt or to taste
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- ½ tsp ground pepper black, green and red pepper mix
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp chili optional
- ⅖ tsp garlic powder
- ⅖ tsp onion powder
- ⅕ tsp ground cinnamon
- ⅕ tsp ground nutmeg
Fresh veggies
- 4 lettuce leaves roughly chopped
- 100 g sliced cucumber
- 2-3 sliced radishes
- 5-6 cherry tomatoes cut in halves
- ½ sliced red onion
Instructions
- Put all tzatziki ingredients in a bowl, combine them well and place in the fridge;
- To make the Greek pitas, put the yeast in a bowl and combine with 70 ml of warm soy milk; set aside for 10 minutes;
- Meanwhile put the flour, oil and salt in a large bowl and combine well; add the yeast mixture and start kneading; gradually add the remained milk and knead until you get an elastic dough; knead for another 3-4 minutes then transfer it to a bowl greased with oil; cover the bowl with a clean towel and let it rise for about an hour or until it doubles in size;
- Put the mushrooms in a bowl with 1 tbsp of oil and spices; combine well and set aside for 30 minutes;
- Heat a large pan or a wok and add 120 ml water and the mushrooms, cover with a lid and sauté for 30 minutes; stir from time to time; at the end, add 1-2 tbsp of oil and cook over high heat for 2 minutes;
- When the dough doubles in size, remove it from the bowl and place it on a surface dusted with flour; cut the dough into 4 equal parts, shape them into balls and allow them to rest for 10 minutes;
- Use a rolling pin to roll each dough ball into 23-24 cm discs;
- Heat a pan, grease it with a bit of oil if needed, and cook the pitas for about 2-3 minutes on each side over medium heat;
- To assemble the gyros, put on each pita lettuce leaves, then a mushroom layer, fresh veggies and cashew tzatziki sauce on top.