Gyro-style Pork Sandwich

Description

The recommended wines are: Fumé Blanc, Beaujolais, or Chianti.

• Contributed by Healthy Recipes for diabetic Friends Y-Group
• Original recipe
• Prep: 15 minutes | Marinate: 1 hour | Cook: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 tbsp prepared mustard
• ½ cup lemon juice
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 lb boneless pork loin, cut crosswise into thin slices, then into 5 x ½ inch strips
• 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
• 1 cucumber, peeled and chopped
• ½ tsp garlic, crushed
• ½ tsp dill
• 2 pita loaves, halved
• 1 small red onion, peeled and thinly sliced

Directions

1. Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl.
2. Place pork slices in a shallow dish and pour marinade over.
3. Cover and marinate in refrigerator 1-8 hours.
4. Combine yogurt, cucumber, crushed garlic and dill in another bowl.
5. Cover and refrigerate.
6. Preheat oven to 450°F.
7. Drain marinade from pork slices and place pork in a single layer in a shallow pan.
8. Roast about 10 minutes, until crisp.
9. Open each pita half to form a pocket.
10. Distribute pork among each half.
11. Top each sandwich with some chilled yogurt mixture and sliced onions.

Nutritional information

Per serving:

• Calories 343 | fat 10.8g | 28% calories from fat | cholesterol 75mg | protein 32.1g | carbohydrates 28.7g | fiber 2.1g | sugar 8.7g | sodium 331mg
• Diet points 7.8.
• Dietary Exchanges: Milk: 0.4 | Vegetable: 0.8 | Fruit: 0.2 | Bread: 1.0 | Lean meat: 0.0 | Fat: 1.6 | Sugar: 0.0 | Very lean meat protein: 3.4