Gyros made fast and healthy --- but without sacrificing taste!

Typically gyro meat cooks on a rotisserie for hours. For this fast and healthy gyro recipe, flank steak is brushed with seasoned oil and broiled, and it is accompanied by quick pickled vegetables.

Not a pickling pro? No problem. You can get all the flavor and crunch in a fraction of the time by marinating thinly sliced vegetables in a hot vinegar mixture for a few minutes. Try them on burgers and other sandwiches too.

FLANK STEAK GYROS WITH QUICK PICKLES

Serves 4
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
  
• 3/4 teaspoon ground coriander
  
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  
• 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  
• 1 teaspoon salt, divided
  
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper,
  
• 1 pound flank steak, trimmed
  
• 1 large red onion, sliced
  
• 1 cup water 1/2 cup white vinegar
  
• 1 teaspoon sugar
  
• 3 cups thinly sliced vegetables, such as turnips, cucumber and/or radishes
  
• 4 (6-inch) whole-wheat pitas, warmed

Position rack in upper third of oven; preheat broiler to high. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil.

Combine 1 tablespoon oil, the coriander, cumin, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl. Brush both sides of steak with the seasoned oil. Place on the prepared baking sheet. Toss onion with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a bowl, and scatter it around the steak.

Broil, turning the steak and stirring the onion halfway through, until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the steak registers 145 F and the onion is charred, 10 to 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, combine water, vinegar, sugar and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Add vegetables and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat.

Slice the steak and drain the vegetables. Serve in pita bread with the charred onion and your choice of toppings.

Recipe nutrition: Per serving: 465 Calories, Total Fat: 18 g, Saturated Fat: 5 g, Cholesterol: 75 mg, Fiber: 7 g, Total Sugars: 5 g, Added Sugars: 0 g, Protein: 33 g, Sodium: 751 mg, Potassium: 722 mg, Folate: 59 mcg, Calcium: 96 mg

Carbohydrate Servings: 3