Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2007

A great recipe! We used ground beaf instead and it worked out just fine. Worked pretty well with fresh Zatziki and a bold red wine.

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Dick Darlington

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: May 17, 2007

And now for something different, these things were pretty good! We used homemade dough from my breadmaker for these, and they turned out quite well. I was a little apprehensive at first upon using lamb and almost opted for ground beef...I'm glad I didn't! They ended up a little bit burnt, but that was my own fault. Tasty nonetheless.

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CHELS

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

Living In: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2007

Success! One of the first times my finished product looks exactly like the picture in the All Recipes cookbook! While I for one didn't taste any great resemblance to a gyro (hello, just cause you use lamb, doesn't a gyro make!), I thought this was well seasoned and it had a gorgeous presentation. I didn't have the "mess" rolling it up that others seem to be experiencing. Maybe the difference in store brand pizza crust? My new notes in the margin of my cookbook say: "Very good recipe. A little dry, so try serving with a Tzatziki sauce. Could use a bit more cheese. Next time try making into individual rolls or calzones for an even better presentation." If this had a little bit of sauce to compliment it and the right sides, this could be one of those "Wow Him" meals that I'll pounce on my fiance one of these days! Thanks so much for the recipe!

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CORIEJO

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Bozeman, Montana, USA

Living In: Corby, Northamptonshire, England, U.K.

Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2007

Yumm-ee. I kind of made this my own recipe because of my pickiness. I used all ground sirloin, no zucchini or olives, and added extra feta. I also had some egg whites in the fridge that I brushed on the gyrolls to help the garlic powder really stick. I also used the cucumber sauce from Sean's falafel salad with the gyrolls. This is a definite keeper.

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MILKLISSA79

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2006

I make this frequently. I add Cavender's greek seasoning, use ground beef, and omit hot sauce. I sometimes make it calzone style, or serve with pitas. It's a great thing to bring to someone for a meal.

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Anjanette S.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Saint Charles, Missouri, USA

Living In: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2006

My family doesn't like lamb, but the concept of this sandwich encouraged me to try the recipe. I substituted small pieces of chicken breast that had been pounded thin for the ground lamb. Left out the feta cheese and served with a tziki sauce. Yum!

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MAGGIE MCGUIRE

Reviewed: Sep. 4, 2006

This was really good. We spent a lot of time in Germany and often ate Yufkas. this reminds me of that except Yufka's are made in tortilla like wraps. Will make this again

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mommatron

Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2006

This was a very nice dish, though I did make some changes as well. As said earlier it's too much filling for the dough, so I used twice as much. I didn't have lamb on hand, so used ground turkey, and it worked very well. For the onion I found Vidalia-type onions work best for flavor/sweetness. I didn't have fresh garlic on hand, so used 4tbsp of minced garlic (store-bought in garlic juice and water kind). Zucchini was out of season when I tried it and couldn't locate any in cans, so left it out and used a little more black olives instead. I'm considering trying to substitute cucumber for the zucchini to see how it works out. The 2/3 cup parsley made mine a bit overly leafy in texture, so I reduced it to 1/2 cup and it worked out. All in all is a good recipe that my wife loved as well, and we've made it several times so far.

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Harlock Taliesin

Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2006

This was super tasty! I really loved all of the flavors this combined. I made and used my own pizza dough, and it just came out delicious. It's so easy and so worth it to make, I'm sure I'll be making this one again.

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FRAMBUESA

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2006

this was a great recipe...it also freezes well but i did make one change after reading other reviews..i made it calzone style....yummy this is a family favorite...thank you for this recipe

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