We use ground turkey quite a bit in our meal rotations, and I thought I would take the freshness of Greek food combined with my love of all things tacos and make these ground turkey Greek tacos.
You probably have the ingredients that you need to make the meat mixture of this recipe right now, but it’s the relish and the tzatziki that take this recipe over the top. If you don’t love ground turkey, you could easily substitute lean ground beef or even ground lamb, and this recipe will still turn out delicious.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make ground turkey Greek tacos, you will need the following ingredients:
Tzatziki
- Cucumber
- Plain Greek yogurt
- Garlic
- Red wine vinegar
- Lemon juice
- Dill weed
Fresh Greek Relish
- Olive oil
- Red wine vinegar
- Tomatoes
- English cucumber
- Red onion
Meat and Taco
- Lean ground turkey
- Red onion
- Salt and pepper
- Dried oregano
- Garlic
- Tomato paste
- Red wine vinegar
- Pita breads
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Ground Turkey Greek Tacos
- Make the tzatziki and relish at least 1 hour ahead or up to 2 days in advance so the flavors meld together.
- For the tzatziki, shred the cucumbers and blot with a paper towel or clean kitchen towel to remove as much moisture as possible. Mix together the shredded cucumbers, strained yogurt, garlic, vinegar and lemon juice. Add dill and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and keep in the fridge until serving.
- For the relish, gently mix olive oil, vinegar, tomatoes, cucumbers and onions in a medium bowl and add salt and pepper as desired. Cover and let sit in the fridge until serving.
- For the meat, in a large skillet over medium-high heat, sauté ground turkey and onions until turkey is no longer pink, drain grease. Season with salt and pepper, as desired. Decrease temperature to low. Add oregano, garlic, tomato paste, and red wine vinegar to skillet and stir until meat is coated with seasonings.
- To serve, add meat, relish, and tzatziki to a pita and enjoy.
Recipe Notes
For the fresh vegetable relish, you are going to be using firm Roma tomatoes, an English cucumber, and red onion. If your grocery store does not have English cucumbers available, a regular cucumber will work just fine. However, for this fresh relish, I highly recommend using an English cucumber (also known as a seedless cucumber). They usually can be found in the produce section, covered in plastic wrap. They are longer and thinner than regular cucumbers and a little bit sweeter. I just love that you don’t have to deal with cucumber seeds when you use an English cucumber in this recipe (sometimes the seeds can give cucumbers a bitter flavor).
The key to making a good tzatziki is in the cucumbers. You want fresh cucumbers, and after you shred them, you want to make sure you get out as much moisture as possible. I blot them with paper towels until they are prettydry. I did not include peeling the skin off the cucumber in the directions because I actually prefer leaving the skin on, but it’s up to you if you want to peel the skin off or not.
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Ground Turkey Greek Tacos Recipe
Ingredients
Tzatziki
- 1 cucumber, peeled and seeded
- 16 ounces plain Greek yogurt
- 2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon dried dill weed
Fresh Greek Relish
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 1 English cucumber, seeded and diced
- ½ red onion, diced
Meat
- 1½ pounds lean ground turkey
- ½ red onion, minced
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 4 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
- 4 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 6 pita breads
Instructions
- Make the tzatziki and relish at least 1 hour ahead or up to 2 days in advance so the flavors meld together.
- For the tzatziki, shred the cucumbers and blot with a paper towel or clean kitchen towel to remove as much moisture as possible. Mix together the shredded cucumbers, strained yogurt, garlic, vinegar and lemon juice. Add dill and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and keep in the fridge until serving.
- For the relish, gently mix olive oil, vinegar, tomatoes, cucumbers and onions in a medium bowl and add salt and pepper as desired. Cover and let sit in the fridge until serving.
- For the meat, in a large skillet over medium-high heat, sauté ground turkey and onions until turkey is no longer pink, drain grease. Season with salt and pepper, as desired. Decrease temperature to low. Add oregano, garlic, tomato paste, and red wine vinegar to skillet and stir until meat is coated with seasonings.
- To serve, add meat, relish, and tzatziki to a pita and enjoy.
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Perfect fusion of two passionate cuisines! Thank you!
I’m not much of a cook, but I tried this recipe and really, really enjoyed it. The shredding cucumbers was a trick and they made lots and lots of water. Definitely will make again. Kudos.