Greek Salad Pita Sandwich
Whole-wheat pita stuffed with fresh veggies, feta cheese and Kalamata olives and tossed in Greek-style dressing.
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Greek Salad Pita Sandwich
Whole-wheat pita stuffed with fresh veggies, feta cheese and Kalamata olives and tossed in Greek-style dressing.
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Ingredients
- 1ea ripe tomatocored and diced
- 1/2ea English (seedless) cucumberdiced
- 1/2ea green pepperseeded and diced
- 1Tbsp feta cheesecrumbled
- 2Tbsp red onionpeeled and diced
- 1Tbsp Kalamata olivespitted and chopped
- 1/8tsp ground black pepper
- 2Tbsp Greek vinaigretterecipe follows
- 2ea whole-wheat pita pocketscut in half
- 4ea fresh lettuce leavesred or green leaf lettuce works well
Greek Vinaigrette
- 1 1/2tsp red wine vinegar
- 1/8tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/2ea garlic clovepeeled and minced
- 1pinch sugaroptional
- 1tsp fresh mint leaveschopped
- 1/2tsp fresh lemon zestminced
- 1/4tsp dried oregano
- 1pinch coarse kosher salt
- 1pinch ground black pepper
- 1Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
Greek vinaigrette
- In blender or food processor, combine all ingredients except oil. Blend until smooth.
- With blender running, add oil in a steady stream until blended.
Greek Salad
- Add tomatoes, cucumber, green pepper, feta, olives, red onion and black pepper to a bowl.
- Drizzle with Greek Vinaigrette. Toss to coat.
Sandwich Assembly
- In each pita pocket half, add 1 lettuce leaf.
- Spoon in 1/4 of the tomato-cucumber mixture and serve.