Ingredients
For the meat:
1 pound ground lamb (or ground 85% lean ground beef—see note)
2 teaspoons kosher salt (or 1 teaspoon table salt)
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons picked fresh oregano leaves (or 1/2 teaspoon dried)
1/2 onion, cut into 1-inch chunks
1 clove garlic, sliced
3 ounces slab bacon (or about 5 slices sliced bacon), cut into 1-inch pieces
For the yogurt sauce:
3/4 cup plain, unsweetened yogurt
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 clove garlic, minced on microplane
2 teaspoons juice from 1 lemon
2 tablespoons chopped parsley or mint
To serve:
4 pieces soft, hand-pulled-style pita (not pocket pita)
Chopped fresh tomato
Finely sliced onion
Cubed peeled seeded cucumber
Hot sauce