Salad Stuffed Pita Sandwiches |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Quick, healthy and can be prepared for brown bags and amounts increased for potlucks. Ingredients:
1/2 cup bottled vinaigrette |
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint or 1 tablespoon cilantro |
1 pinch ground red pepper (cayenne) |
2 teaspoons lemon juice (to taste) |
1/4 cup sweet onion, sliced paper thin |
1/2 small red bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced |
1/2 small cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced |
3 ounces feta cheese, finely crumbled |
10 pitted kalamata olives, coarsely chopped |
1 cup prepared hummus |
2 pita breads |
8 fresh mint, leaves or 8 cilantro leaves |
8 butter lettuce leaves or 8 other lettuce |
Directions:
1. To prepare vinaigrette: Whisk together bottled vinaigrette, mint or cilantro and cayenne. Adjust the flavor with a little lemon juice.
2. To prepare sandwiches: In a bowl, combine onion, bell pepper, cucumber, feta and olives. Toss with half of the vinaigrette.
3. Combine hummus with remaining vinaigrette. Cut each pita bread in half and open up the pockets. Spread a quarter of the hummus mixture in each half, then stuff with the vegetable salad, mint or cilantro leaves and lettuce leaves. If not serving immediately, wrap the sandwiches in aluminum foil and refrigerate.
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