Name: Spiced Veggie Gyros
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 1 Cucumber; 1 Clove of Garlic; Bunch of Mint; 1 Lemon; 1 Pot of Yoghurt; Handful of Pomegranate Seeds; 4 Pittas; 2 Heaped Tsp Garam Masala; 2 Heaped Tsp Cayenne Pepper; 400g Chickpeas; 1 Red Onion; 3 Courgettes; 2 Peppers (Not Green); 1 Cauliflower; Olive Oil

Spiced Veggie Gyros

The spiced roast veggies and the cooling tzatziki come together perfectly to form one of the all time great mouthfuls.

Greek Picnic Pittas

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Preheat oven to 180°C/356°F.

Finely chop the courgettes, red onion and peppers into bite-size pieces. Break cauliflower up into little florets. Place on a baking tray. Pour in a tin of chickpeas with some of the starchy water.

Pour over a good glug of olive oil, add cayenne pepper, garam masala, a sprinkle of salt and pepper, and mix everything together. Place in oven for 30 minutes.

Tzatziki time. Pour a pot of yoghurt into a bowl. Add a small bunch of finely chopped mint, the juice of one lemon, and one grated cucumber. Grate in a clove of garlic, season well and mix it all together.

After 30 minutes, remove the vegetables from the oven, mix them about, and then place back in the oven for 15 more minutes.

Assemble time. Take a warm pitta. Load it with your spiced vegetables, tzatziki, pomegranate seeds, some more vegetables, more tzatziki, more pomegranate seeds, and TUCK IN! Enjoy!