Vertical Skewer Baked Trout Loaded Gyro -

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Vertical Skewer Baked Trout Loaded Gyro

This easy Baked Trout recipe cooks trout just like you'd cook authentic gyro meat, on a vertical skewer right in your oven. It's so good and versatile!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Greek

Keyword trout, gyro

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Marinating time 1

Total Time 1 50

Servings gyros

Calories 667kcal

Author Maria Koutsogiannis

Ingredients

For the trout

750-800 grams (about 1.5-1.6 lbs) large piece BAP certified rainbow or steelhead trout, skin removed and cut into 3 inch wide filets
2 tbsp olive oil
1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
1/2 tsp ground paprika
1/4 tsp chili flakes
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp ground pepper
2 garlic cloves, pressed
1 tbsp dried oregano

For serving

3 mini cucumbers, sliced very thin
1 cup pickled onions (use our pickled onions recipe)
2 cups cooked french fries of choice
tzatziki for serving (use our tzatziki recipe)
4 thin pita breads
2 tomatoes, chopped
lemon wedges for serving
1 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/4 cup fresh chopped dill

Instructions

Prepare the trout.
Make the marinade: add all of the marinade ingredients to the trout pieces in a medium sized bowl and toss to combine well and put in the fridge to marinate for one hour.
Once the salmon has marinated for 1 hour, remove from the fridge and preheat the oven to 375F.
Use a vertical spit (meant for oven use) OR use an onion half as a base and position a skewer or two vertically into the onion like a spit on a sheet pan lined with foil. Thread the trout pieces onto the skewer, making sure to rotate each piece a bit as you go and the trout pieces are layered tightly together.
Bake for 25-28 minutes or until the internal temperature of the trout reaches 145°F (75°C).
Let the trout cool while you bake the fries according to package directions.
Once the fries are cooked, slice / carve off slices of the trout.
Assemble the gyros: Use the pitas fresh or toast briefly in a pan with a bit of butter or olive oil. Then fill the pitas by dividing the ingredients between the 4 pitas: tzatziki, fries, trout, onions & cucumbers, tomatoes, feta cheese and fresh dill. Squeeze fresh lemon juice on top and wrap the pita up by folding in half and enjoy!

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Notes

These gyros are delicious on their own but you could also pair them with our Simple Homemade Greek Salad
Want to make your own tzatziki, use our delicious recipe for Easy Authentic Tzatziki Recipe
If you love this recipe, try our Grilled Chicken Gyros

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