Main courses

Homemade beef döner kebab

Four breads weigh 240 g total. The 200 g cabbage salad consists of 180 g cabbage,10 g wine vinegar and 10 g olive oil; this is an oil-and-vinegar salad. Include all cooking juices and fat in the servings.

45 minDifficulty: medium
Seasoned döner kebab beef with pita bread, salad and yogurt sauce

Ingredients

Servings4
  • 600 g minced beef, 17% fat
  • 100 g plain Greek yoghurt, 10% fat
  • 55 g peeled onion
  • 6 g fresh peeled garlic
  • 2 g ground cumin
  • 2 g paprika powder
  • 1 g dried oregano
  • 5 g salt
  • 0.5 g ground black pepper
  • 240 g Tesco White Plain pita bread, 4 × 60 g
  • 180 g raw white cabbage
  • 10 g wine vinegar
  • 10 g olive oil

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 220°C. Mix beef, yoghurt, grated onion, garlic, dried spices and salt.
  2. Spread thinly on baking paper and roll evenly through another sheet. Remove the top sheet.
  3. Bake 12–15 minutes until the minced beef is cooked throughout, then slice into shavings.
  4. Brown the shavings in batches in a hot pan. Retain all cooking juices and fat for serving.
  5. Toss 180 g finely shredded cabbage with 10 g wine vinegar and 10 g olive oil.
  6. Warm four ambient-temperature pittas in a toaster for 1–2 minutes per package instructions. Divide all meat, juices and salad among the four warm breads and serve immediately.

Nutrition per serving

Nutrition values are approximate estimates, not laboratory analyses. Products and portion size affect the result.

Net carbs
31.88 g
Total carbohydrates (incl. fibre and polyols)
34.37 g
Protein
34.92 g
Fat
31.09 g
Modeled GL estimate
about 21 / serving

high GL

Confidence · Low Some values or assumptions in the calculation are uncertain.

The estimate combines ingredient carbohydrate and GI data with modeled assumptions. The calculation also uses comparison values from similar foods or food groups. Small amounts of carbohydrate were left out of the calculation.

Estimate details and sources ↗

How was the estimate calculated?

The serving’s GL is calculated from ingredient data. Confidence describes the evidence behind the calculation. Your blood sugar response may vary.

  • plain Greek yoghurt, 10% fat · Value used in the model
  • peeled onion · Value used in the model
  • fresh peeled garlic · Value used in the model
  • Tesco White Plain pita bread, 4 × 60 g · Comparison value
  • raw white cabbage · Value used in the model

Documented small portions are omitted from this calculation. Their combined amount or documented upper bound is shown separately. This is a modeled ingredient estimate, not a measured meal response. Biological uncertainty has not been quantified.

Small portions omitted: 0.8 g available carbohydrate per serving.

Research sources and technical details

Source names and technical notes appear in their original form.

  • plain Greek yoghurt, 10% fat · ehold-dairy-imputation30 · ehold-fineli-32201
  • peeled onion · ehold-vegetable-imputation40 · ehold-fineli-335
  • fresh peeled garlic · ehold-vegetable-imputation40 · ehold-fineli-393
  • Tesco White Plain pita bread, 4 × 60 g · ehold-pita-white-regular69 · ehold-fineli-1056
  • raw white cabbage · ehold-vegetable-imputation40 · ehold-fineli-320

Carbohydrate data sources

GI and calculation sources

Notes

The estimate applies only to these quantities and preparation. Other sides or preparation variants differ.