Rustic Ostrich Gyros

Try your hand at making these super easy homemade pitas! These delicious, warm pitas are stuffed with juicy garlic-basted ostrich steak slices, pickled onions, carrot ribbons, and pepper slices. Finish it off with a zingy lemon pesto crème fraîche, and you have yourself a golly-gosh, ready-to-nosh gyros dish!

Rustic Ostrich Gyros

with bell pepper & a lemon pesto crème fraîche

Hands on Time: 20 - 35 minutes

Overall Time: 45 - 60 minutes

Ingredients:

  • Bell Pepper
  • Bell Peppers
  • Carrot
  • Carrots
  • Free-range Ostrich Steak
  • Fresh Chilli
  • Fresh Chillies
  • Garlic Clove
  • Garlic Cloves
  • Green Leaves
  • Lemon
  • Lemons
  • Low Fat Plain Yoghurt
  • Onion
  • Ostrich
  • Pesto Creme
  • Red Wine Vinegar
  • Self-raising Flour

From your kitchen:

  • Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Water
  • Cling Wrap
  • Sugar/Sweetener/Honey
  • Paper Towel
  • Butter
Photo of Rustic Ostrich Gyros
  1. DOUGH-LICIOUS

    Set aside 1 tsp of flour. Place the remaining flour in a bowl with a good pinch of salt. Using your hands, rub in 10ml of oil until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. Mix in the yoghurt and combine into a sticky ball. If too dry, gradually mix in water in 5ml increments until just combined. Use ½ the reserved flour to dust a flat surface. Place the dough on top and knead until smooth. Cover with cling wrap and pop in the fridge.

  2. PICKLE & PESTO

    In a bowl, combine the vinegar, 5ml of sweetener, and seasoning until the sweetener is dissolved. Toss through the sliced onion and the carrot ribbons, and set aside. In a separate bowl, combine the pesto crème, a squeeze of lemon juice, the sliced chilli (to taste), and seasoning.

  3. PREP THE PITAS

    Spread the remaining reserved flour across a flat surface. Place the dough ball on top and use a rolling pin or bottle to shape into a flat disc of 12-15cm in diameter. Place a pan over high heat with a small drizzle of oil or a knob of butter. When hot, cook the pita until heated through and lightly crisped, 2 minutes per side. Remove from the pan.

  4. SEAR THE STEAK & PEPS

    Return the pan to medium heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the ostrich steak dry with paper towel. When hot, sear the steak and the sliced peppers until browned, 2-3 minutes per side (for medium-rare). In the final 1-2 minutes, baste with a knob of butter and the grated garlic. Remove from the pan and set the steak aside to rest for 5 minutes before slicing and seasoning.

  5. THAT’S MY GUY-RO!

    Lay down a warm pita and smear with the tangy pesto crème. Top with the rinsed green leaves and the juicy ostrich slices. Drizzle over any remaining pan juices and finish with the pickled onions, the carrot ribbons, and the pepper slices. Serve any remaining fillings on the side. Roll it up and dig in!

  • Self-raising Flour - 180ml

  • Low Fat Plain Yoghurt - 50ml

  • Red Wine Vinegar - 10ml

  • Onion - 1

  • Carrot - 120g

  • Pesto Crème - 80ml

  • Lemon - 1

  • Fresh Chilli - 1

  • Free-range Ostrich Steak - 160g

  • Bell Pepper - 1

  • Garlic Clove - 1

  • Green Leaves - 20g

  1. DOUGH-LICIOUS

    Set aside 2 tsp of flour. Place the remaining flour in a bowl with a good pinch of salt. Using your hands, rub in 20ml of oil until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. Mix in the yoghurt and combine into a sticky ball. If too dry, gradually mix in water in 5ml increments until just combined. Use ½ the reserved flour to dust a flat surface. Place the dough on top and knead until smooth. Divide the dough into 2 pieces, cover with cling wrap, and pop in the fridge.

  2. PICKLE & PESTO

    In a bowl, combine the vinegar, 10ml of sweetener, and seasoning until the sweetener is dissolved. Toss through the sliced onion and the carrot ribbons, and set aside. In a separate bowl, combine the pesto crème, a squeeze of lemon juice, the sliced chilli (to taste), and seasoning.

  3. PREP THE PITAS

    Spread the remaining reserved flour across a flat surface. Place the dough balls on top and use a rolling pin or bottle to shape into flat discs of 12-15cm in diameter. Place a pan over high heat with a small drizzle of oil or a knob of butter. When hot, cook the pitas one at a time until heated through and lightly crisped, 2 minutes per side. Remove from the pan. As you go, stack between sheets of paper towel to drain and keep warm.

  4. SEAR THE STEAK & PEPS

    Return the pan to medium heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the ostrich steak dry with paper towel. When hot, sear the steak and the sliced peppers until browned, 2-3 minutes per side (for medium-rare). In the final 1-2 minutes, baste with a knob of butter and the grated garlic. Remove from the pan and set the steak aside to rest for 5 minutes before slicing and seasoning.

  5. THAT’S MY GUY-RO!

    Lay down a warm pita and smear with the tangy pesto crème. Top with the rinsed green leaves and the juicy ostrich slices. Drizzle over any remaining pan juices and finish with the pickled onions, the carrot ribbons, and the pepper slices. Serve any remaining fillings on the side. Roll it up and dig in!

  • Self-raising Flour - 360ml

  • Low Fat Plain Yoghurt - 100ml

  • Red Wine Vinegar - 20ml

  • Onion - 1

  • Carrots - 240g

  • Pesto Crème - 160ml

  • Lemon - 1

  • Fresh Chilli - 1

  • Free-range Ostrich Steak - 320g

  • Bell Pepper - 1

  • Garlic Clove - 1

  • Green Leaves - 40g

  1. DOUGH-LICIOUS

    Set aside 1 tbsp of flour. Place the remaining flour in a bowl with a good pinch of salt. Using your hands, rub in 30ml of oil until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. Mix in the yoghurt and combine into a sticky ball. If too dry, gradually mix in water in 5ml increments until just combined. Use ½ the reserved flour to dust a flat surface. Place the dough on top and knead until smooth. Divide the dough into 3 pieces, cover with cling wrap, and pop in the fridge.

  2. PICKLE & PESTO

    In a bowl, combine the vinegar, 15ml of sweetener, and seasoning until the sweetener is dissolved. Toss through the sliced onion and the carrot ribbons, and set aside. In a separate bowl, combine the pesto crème, a squeeze of lemon juice, the sliced chilli (to taste), and seasoning.

  3. PREP THE PITAS

    Spread the remaining reserved flour across a flat surface. Place the dough balls on top and use a rolling pin or bottle to shape into flat discs of 12-15cm in diameter. Place a pan over high heat with a small drizzle of oil or a knob of butter. When hot, cook the pitas one at a time until heated through and lightly crisped, 2 minutes per side. Remove from the pan. As you go, stack between sheets of paper towel to drain and keep warm.

  4. SEAR THE STEAK & PEPS

    Return the pan to medium heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the ostrich steak dry with paper towel. When hot, sear the steak and the sliced peppers until browned, 2-3 minutes per side (for medium-rare). In the final 1-2 minutes, baste with a knob of butter and the grated garlic. Remove from the pan and set the steak aside to rest for 5 minutes before slicing and seasoning.

  5. THAT’S MY GUY-RO!

    Lay down a warm pita and smear with the tangy pesto crème. Top with the rinsed green leaves and the juicy ostrich slices. Drizzle over any remaining pan juices and finish with the pickled onions, the carrot ribbons, and the pepper slices. Serve any remaining fillings on the side. Roll it up and dig in!

  • Self-raising Flour - 540ml

  • Low Fat Plain Yoghurt - 150ml

  • Red Wine Vinegar - 30ml

  • Onion - 1

  • Carrots - 360g

  • Pesto Crème - 250ml

  • Lemons - 2

  • Fresh Chillies - 2

  • Free-range Ostrich Steak - 480g

  • Bell Peppers - 2

  • Garlic Cloves - 2

  • Green Leaves - 60g

  1. DOUGH-LICIOUS

    Set aside 2 tbsp of flour. Place the remaining flour in a bowl with a good pinch of salt. Using your hands, rub in 40ml of oil until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. Mix in the yoghurt and combine into a sticky ball. If too dry, gradually mix in water in 5ml increments until just combined. Use ½ the reserved flour to dust a flat surface. Place the dough on top and knead until smooth. Divide the dough into 4 pieces, cover with cling wrap, and pop in the fridge.

  2. PICKLE & PESTO

    In a bowl, combine the vinegar, 20ml of sweetener, and seasoning until the sweetener is dissolved. Toss through the sliced onion and the carrot ribbons, and set aside. In a separate bowl, combine the pesto crème, a squeeze of lemon juice, the sliced chilli (to taste), and seasoning.

  3. PREP THE PITAS

    Spread the remaining reserved flour across a flat surface. Place the dough balls on top and use a rolling pin or bottle to shape into flat discs of 12-15cm in diameter. Place a pan over high heat with a small drizzle of oil or a knob of butter. When hot, cook the pitas one at a time until heated through and lightly crisped, 2 minutes per side. Remove from the pan. As you go, stack between sheets of paper towel to drain and keep warm.

  4. SEAR THE STEAK & PEPS

    Return the pan to medium heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the ostrich steak dry with paper towel. When hot, sear the steak and the sliced peppers until browned, 2-3 minutes per side (for medium-rare). In the final 1-2 minutes, baste with a knob of butter and the grated garlic. Remove from the pan and set the steak aside to rest for 5 minutes before slicing and seasoning.

  5. THAT’S MY GUY-RO!

    Lay down a warm pita and smear with the tangy pesto crème. Top with the rinsed green leaves and the juicy ostrich slices. Drizzle over any remaining pan juices and finish with the pickled onions, the carrot ribbons, and the pepper slices. Serve any remaining fillings on the side. Roll it up and dig in!

  • Self-raising Flour - 750ml

  • Low Fat Plain Yoghurt - 200ml

  • Red Wine Vinegar - 40ml

  • Onion - 1

  • Carrots - 480g

  • Pesto Crème - 320ml

  • Lemons - 2

  • Fresh Chillies - 2

  • Free-range Ostrich Steak - 640g

  • Bell Peppers - 2

  • Garlic Cloves - 2

  • Green Leaves - 80g

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