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Vegan Gyros flatbread wrap with with jackfruit, onion, sauce and salad

Vegan Gyro Recipe

Katherine Kyle
This smoky BBQ vegan gyro recipe makes a speedy lunch or weekday dinner. It contains only 394 calories per serving and is a recipe that your whole family will adore.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course dinner, lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Greek
Servings 4
Calories 394 kcal

Equipment

  • Medium Pot or Medium Frying Pan

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Batch Of Vegan Jackfruit Shredded Chicken
  • 1 Cup Lettuce
  • 1 Large Tomato
  • 4 Tablespoons Sliced Pickled Onions
  • 4 Servings Of Easy Vegan Tzatziki Sauce
  • 4 Large Gluten-Free Pita Breads Or Flatbreads Around 200 Calories Or Less. I Made 2 Batches Of 3 Ingredient Gluten Free Flatbread (Double The Recipe And Make 4 Double-Sized Flatbread Instead Of 4 Small Flatbread)

Vegan Jackfruit Shredded Chicken

  • 1 Teaspoon Olive Oil
  • 1 Medium Onion
  • 100g Smoked Tofu (Or Plain Extra Firm Tofu)
  • 1 400g Can Jackfruit In Water (Drained And Rinsed)
  • 2 Cloves Fresh Garlic (Minced)
  • 2 Tablespoons Of My Homemade BBQ Seasoning Or 1 Teaspoon Smoked Paprika, 1 Teaspoon Chipotle Chili Powder, 2 Teaspoons Garlic Powder, And 2 Teaspoons Onion Powder
  • ¼ Cup (60ml) Tamari
  • 1 Tablespoon Maple Syrup
  • 2 Tablespoons Tomato Paste/Tomato Puree

Easy Vegan Tzatziki Sauce

  • 240g Unflavored Vegan Soya Yogurt, Vegan Coconut Yogurt Or Other Plant-Based Yogurt
  • ½ Large English Cucumber
  • 2 Cloves Fresh Garlic
  • 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
  • 2 Tablespoons Of My Homemade Ranch Seasoning Or 1 Teaspoon Of Parsley Or Chives, 1 Teaspoon Dried Dill, 2 Teaspoons Garlic Powder, 2 Teaspoons Onion Powder
  • ½ Teaspoon Salt
  • Pinch Black Ground Pepper

Instructions
 

Vegan Jackfruit Shredded Chicken

  • Add the oil to a medium frying pan over a medium heat.
  • Slice the onion. Add the onion to the pan and stir.
  • Drain as much water as you can from the tofu and squeeze it to expel as much liquid as you can.
  • Slice the tofu as thinly as you can. Add that to the pan and stir.
  • Shred your jackfruit pieces by pulling them apart with your hands and cut the hard ends off. (Some canned jackfruit is already shredded) and then add that straight to the pan.
  • Add the garlic, and the BBQ seasoning to the pan. Stir.
  • Add the tamari, maple syrup, and tomato paste to the pan and stir to combine.
  • Cook for 15 minutes stirring occasionally.

Easy Vegan Tzatziki Sauce

  • Grate the cucumber using a box grater in a large mixing bowl. There is no need to squeeze the excess liquid out of the grated cucumber.
  • Add in all of the rest of the ingredients and give it a good stir.

Vegan Gyros

  • Slice the tomato and lettuce.
  • Add the vegan jackfruit shredded chicken, lettuce, tomato, pickled onions, and vegan tzatziki sauce to the top of a large pita bread or wrap.

Notes

Storage: This recipe keeps in the fridge for up to 4 days in an air-tight container. 
Nutritional Information: The nutritional information is for one serving of the entire recipe including side dishes, sauces, veg, garnishes, and all other elements listed under the ingredients apart from anything labeled as optional.  This recipe is a complete meal.
The homemade pitta breads I used are around 100 calories each and for this recipe I have doubled the recipe and doubled the size of the pitta breads, making the calorie count for the pitta breads around 200 calories each.
Ingredient Swaps
Almost all ingredients can be swapped for other ingredients.  See the section called Ingredients substitutions in the blog post for easy ingredient swaps.