Easy and tasty flank steak gyros with tzatziki cucumber sauce are bursting with hearty flavor. A simple marinade and quick-sear yields super juicy and flavorful beef for the best homemade gyros!
Currently obsessed. OBSESSED with these gyros. There’s something about super juicy, marinated flank steak wrapped in a soft pita with onions, tomatoes, lettuce, and the easiest and best creamy cucumber sauce.
If you haven’t had a gyro, your mind is about to be blown.
One of the many things I love about this recipe is that is year-round friendly. You can cook the steak on a grill pan or cast iron pan on the stove, or – my favorite method – on the grill. Our new back patio is getting a lot of use now that it’s finally (finally) warmed up and feels like Summer is here to stay.
Spring was extremely up and down for us with sudden snow and hail storms amid 80 degree days. I’m over the moon excited for grill weather to finally be very much in full swing here.
Would you just check out that flank steak?! Blackened crust, juicy and super tender center…. absolute perfection.
I love to serve my gyros with fresh red onion, tomato, and lettuce, topped with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and a healthy sprinkle of cracked black pepper. If you’re a fan of bell peppers, go wild – red and green are perfect for this!
And don’t hold back on the tzatziki cucumber sauce. It’s easy to make and SO tasty smothered on a juicy beef gyro.
What people are saying about these Steak Gyros with Tzatziki Cucumber Sauce
“This is so easy and yummy. It was a hit! Made it last night. I will definitely make this again.” – Heidi
sauce but it was so delicious we’re going to use it on salad later in the week!” – Fay
Pro tip: use my favorite Tzatziki Sauce Recipe! You’ll also love my Greek Lemon Chicken and Rice Gyros.
Steak Gyros with Tzatziki Cucumber Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 pound flank steak
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 3 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano - or 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- juice of ½ lemon - plus additional wedges for squeezing
- 4 white or wheat pitas
- ½ red onion - thinly sliced
- 1 tomato - thinly sliced
- romaine lettuce
Tzatziki Sauce
- 1 medium cucumber + ½ teaspoon salt - peeled and sliced
- 2 cups cold plain Greek yogurt
- 4 teaspoons minced garlic
- ⅓ cup chopped dill - fresh or frozen, (may sub 2 tablespoons dried dill)
- 1 ½ tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon salt - or to taste
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper - or to taste
Instructions
- Place steak, olive oil, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper, and juice from 1/2 lemon in a large resealable bag. Press excess air out and seal bag. Refrigerate for 1-8 hours.
- Spread cucumber slices out on a paper towel. Sprinkle generously with salt on both sides and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Wrap cucumber slices in paper towels, squeeze excess liquid out, and transfer to a food processor or blender.
- Add remaining sauce ingredients to blender and pulse until smooth and creamy. Cover and chill until ready to use.
- Preheat grill, grill pan, or cast iron skillet, to medium-high heat. Use tongs to transfer steak to grill and discard excess marinade. Cook steak for 6-8 minutes on each side until desired doneness (I recommend leaving just a hint of pink in the center for super juicy, tender meat with lots of flavor!)
- Transfer steak to a cutting board and allow meat to rest for a few minutes before slicing very thinly across the grain.
- Assemble gyros with lettuce, sliced onions and cucumbers, and steak. Drizzle with tzatziki sauce, top with black pepper and fresh squeezed lemon and serve immediately.
We made this last night and it was fantastic! Really tasty and easy. There was wayyyyy too much tzatziki
sauce but it was so delicious we’re going to use it on salad later in the week. I also must have blended it too much because it was really thin but again, didn’t matter. Thanks so much for this great recipe.
Made the steak gryo last night and it was amazing! It has so much flavor. It was very easy to make. I marin the meat for one hou and leFt it on 9 minutes each side( i like my meat not so pink) i will definitely make it again.
So excited to hear that your gyro’s turned out so great! Thanks for your feedback, Kathy!
The sauce was so good! The seasoning on the steak made it seem like it was made with lamb. The red onion was a little overpowering. Our cucumber was really dried down enough so it made our sauce pretty runny, but that was our fault. I would definitely make this recipe again though.
the sauce was so delicious!! i 10/10 recommend this recipe to anyone. We put the cucumbers into the sauce too early which made our sauce runny but that was our fault. The seasoning on the steak was delicious although the red onion was overpowering.
Debby- thanks for your feedback! Super excited to hear that you love this recipe so much!
I made this a week ago and my husband and I enjoyed this very much. The marinade is great I use it for chicken and fish too. Thank you for this wonderful recipe. I really love your other recipes too 😊
Awesome job, Edith! I am excited to hear that you enjoy using the marinade on multiple types of protein! Thanks for your input 🙂