1. Place the lamb cubes in a large mixing bowl. 2. Combine all the marinade ingredients in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade, and process to a puree. 3. Pour the marinade over the lamb. 4. Toss the meat to coat well with the marinade. 5. Cover and let marinate for at least 4 hours at room temp or refrigerate overnight. 6. Prepare the mayonnaise and/or tzatziki, cover and refrigerate. 7. Toss the onion with the vinegar, cover, and refrigerate. 8. Wrap the pitas in foil and keep warm in a preheated 350~ oven while you cook the lamb. 9. Bring the lamb to room temp. 10. Thread the lamb cubes onto the skewers. 11. Prepare a medium-hot fire in a grill. 12. Place the lamb on the grill and cook, turning them frequently, until the lamb is medium rare, about 7 minutes. 13. Transfer the lamb cubes to a warm platter, and remove the lamb from the skewers. 14. These can also be broiled. 15. Set out the pita breads, lamb, the mayonnaise and/or tzatziki, onion, lettuce, and tomatoes at the table for guests to help themselves. 16. Spread some mayonnaise or tzatziki over a pita. 17. Distribute a few cubes of lamb on the bread and top with onion, lettuce, and tomatoes. 18. Sprinkle with a few drops of Tabasco sauce, if desired, roll up the pita, and eat the sandwich out of hand. 19. If you use store-bought instead of homemade pocketless pita breads, reheat them before serving. 20. To reheat,wrap them in foil in stacks of 2. 21. Place the foil-wrapped pita breads in a preheated 400~ oven until they are soft, about 15 minutes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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