Mr. Chocolate and I are big mushroom fans. We actually bonded in college because whenever we would go to the student center for dinner with our friends, we both would always order mushroom pizza slices when everyone went elsewhere. I knew we would be great friends the time he let me have the last slice of mushroom pizza they had left one time when we went. So when I saw this Portobello Pita with Tzatziki sauce, I knew we had to try it. As it happens we both also have a great fondness for Greek Tzatziki sauce. There was a little cart in NYC by the financial district that served a deconstructed gyro on rice with this amazing sauce, that we would search for every time we were in the city when we were young and in love and went to the city for fun on the weekends. It was like this recipe was made for us.
The ingredients for the Tzatziki sauce you need:
1 cup Greek yogurt
1/2 cucumber, deseeded and finely chopped
1 lemon, juiced and zested
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
Fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
We omitted the mint because I abhor the flavor, but everything else stayed. The recipe calls for straining the yogurt overnight before mixing in the other ingredients and then letting the sauce sit for an hour in the fridge after it is made, but we didn’t and it tasted fine to us.
For the portobello mushrooms you brush them with olive oil and then rub them with this spice mix before grilling them on the grill. Afterwards we wrapped them in pita bread with lettuce, tomatoes, and the Tzatziki sauce and enjoyed.
Spice Mix
For the spice mix:
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dried coriander
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
Cute story! I love mushrooms and tzatziki! Yum!
pomegranate / 3601 posts
Sounds yummy.
blogger / pomegranate / 3491 posts
Sounds delish! We love mushrooms at our house too!
blogger / pomegranate / 3300 posts
Sounds yummy!!
grapefruit / 4671 posts
Oooh, this sounds delicious. I love mushrooms, can’t wait to try it!
apricot / 457 posts
This looks so yummy! Must.try.now!
blogger / clementine / 998 posts
Yum. Sounds like it could work with chicken, too. I’ll try it!
blogger / nectarine / 2010 posts
I love tatziki and mushrooms. Sadly DH hates them, but maybe I’ll add this to next week’s menu when he’s flying. I know I can get Little M to eat them for sure!
blogger / persimmon / 1398 posts
I love portobellos!! I will need to give these a try! YUM.
blogger / nectarine / 2687 posts
Yum! I love tzatziki sauce and pitas!