Tzatziki

Dinner tonight was gyros.  Lamb gyro sausages from the Butchers Block, homemade tzatziki sauce, all on a nice toasted whole wheat pocket pita with fresh heirloom tomatoes and homemade lemon pepper home fries. It was pretty tasty, and a snap to make too (I feel like Rachel Ray saying that).

Lamb gyros with tzatziki, lemon pepper home fries

I started out by cooking the sausages in a pan with a little bit of olive oil, then added thinly sliced onion rings and cooked until the onions were caramelized and delicious looking.  Meanwhile, the potatoes were cooking in the oven.  They were quartered then lightly tossed with olive oil, lemon pepper, and some kosher salt then put onto a baking sheet covered with parchment and cooked at 450 degrees until crispy on the outside. 

Tzatziki

Lemon pepper home fries

Pita pockets 

Heirloom tomatoes 

With the sausages and potatoes cooking, I started on the tzatziki sauce.  I diced up three baby cucumbers and put them in a colander over the sink then dusted with a little bit of kosher salt. I left those to sit for about 10 minutes.  While they are resting, add about two cups of whole yogurt to a bowl and add lemon juice, minced garlic, salt, and pepper.  Mix in the cucumbers and there you have it, tzatziki!

What with school, work, and the essential social life, I haven't made dinner at home for quite awhile.  I didn't realize how much I'd missed it! Tomorrow I'll be preparing some tasty little cupcakes.
Love and peace, have some chocolate.