Greek Steak Pitas & Potatoes

My hubby and I when we were in college loved to eat at this little Greek restaurant in Galveston for lunch about every other week or so. They had these steak pita sandwich things that were SOOO good, and they came with roasted potatoes...mmmm!! Since we graduated and moved, we both have been craving these for  a while. I looked through a bunch of different recipes, and none of them sounded 100% like what we like. So, of course I made my own :) Oh, and I made my own roasted potatoes too. I'll share both the recipes with you! 

The Steak Pita

Ingredients

For Steak Marinade

-1/2 cup olive oil

-2 Tbsp white vinegar

-2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

-1 large garlic clove, minced

-1 tsp ground thyme

-2 tsp oregano

-2 bay leaves

-salt & pepper to taste

-2-3 lbs sirloin steak

For Salad

-1/3-1/2 cucumber, diced (depending on how much you like cucumber, I only did 1/3-ish because Dean hates cucumber)

-3 roma tomatoes, diced

-1/2 onion, sliced thinly

-3/4 cup feta cheese crumbles

For Dressing

-4 Tbsp olive oil

-2 Tbsp white vinegar

-1/2 tsp oregano

-1/2 tsp garlic powder

-1/2 tsp sugar

-salt & pepper to taste

-4 Flatbread or Pita Bread

1. Add all the marinade ingredients to a big ziploc bag, and massage them around to mix. Add the steak and seal, and move around a bit to coat the meat. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Remove meat from the refrigerator about an hour before grilling (because you never want to cook meat that's still cold!!)

2. Cook on grill to desired doneness. I wanted medium, but it was raining and I didn't check it as often as I should have...so oops! I got well done!! But, luckily the marinade is amazing and it was still VERY juicy!! 

3. Mix up the "salad" in a bowl & then mix dressing into bowl with it. (I did this while the meat was cooking)

4. When the meat is done, slice it thinly against the grain. 

5. Take your pita pocket or flatbread (I used flatbread) and top with a few slices of meat, and a generous portion of the "salad". Add a little extra feta cheese if desired. 

Roasted Potatoes

Ingredients

-1 bag of red potatoes, washed & diced into bite sized pieces

-1 medium onion, peeled & diced into bite sized pieces

-1/2 bag of baby carrots, cut in 1/2

-Olive oil

-Garlic powder

-Thyme

-Oregano

-Salt & pepper to taste

1. Preheat oven to 425*. 

2. Spread potatoes, onions, and carrots evenly on a large cookie sheet. Sprinkle olive oil, garlic powder, thyme, oregano, salt and pepper over them and mix (I just used my hands) to distribute seasonings evenly. Make sure there aren't really any veggies on top of one another and such so that they will properly roast.

3. Bake for about 40-45 minutes, or until your desired amount of roasted-ness. (I like mine crispy...as you can see in the picture, so mine went for about 50 minutes.)