Gyro Spices for Pita or Gyro Burgers on the Grill

It's a winner.

I made this over the weekend, and I liked it so much I made it again for this blog posting.

The recipe is three parts for 2 pounds of meat.  Should serve 8.

Spices, Prep, Grill.

The result is burgers that taste like a Gyro.  Or if you prefer you can stuff a pita with this, veg, and tzatziki sauce and have it more traditional.

Ingredients:

• 2 teaspoon Minced Garlic
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 Tablespoon Oregano
• 1 teaspoon Rosemary
• 1 teaspoon Thyme
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper
• 2 Tablespoons Dried Onion
• 2 teaspoon Paprika
• Your choice of 2 Pounds Total of Ground Meats.  Traditionally:
  
• 1 pound Ground Lamb
• 1 pound Ground Chuck/Burger meat
• 1/2 lemon for juicing

Assembly:

Gather the list of spices and mix in the proper amounts in a small cup.

The amounts can be halved or doubled as needed.

Add 2 pounds of ground meats to a bowl.

Sprinkle the spice mix a bit at a time into the bowl as you mix this in.

When you have incorporated the spices, juice the 1/2 lemon into the meat and mix it in.

The end result may be grilled with good results, or cooked as needed.

Traditionally, this is cooked on a spit or in the oven and sliced similar to a meatloaf but yours truly wanted burgers and did not have Pita.