Best 5 Vegetable Pita Recipes

GREEK GRILLED CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE SALAD WITH WARM PITA BREAD FOR WRAPPING

Steps:

• Preheat grill pan over high heat. Place chicken in shallow dish and season with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. Wrap pita breads in foil. Place in warm oven and heat until dinner is served.
• Combine lemon zest, juice and vinegar in a bowl and whisk in oil. Add oregano, garlic and whisk again to combine into dressing. Pour half the dressing over chicken tenders. Turn tenders in dressing to coat.
• Combine remaining salad ingredients in a bowl. Pour remaining dressing over salad and toss well. The salad should be very lightly dressed. Season salad with salt and pepper and transfer to a large serving platter.
• Grill tenders 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Transfer hot tenders to the salad lined serving platter. Remove pitas from oven and unwrap. Cut pitas in half and arrange around the edge of platter.
• To serve, each person can pile grilled chicken and veggies into pita halves, wrap up on either side and enjoy!

VEGETABLE PITA PIZZAS

Steps:

• Halve the pita loaves horizontally to form 4 rounds, arrange the rounds, rough sides up, on a baking sheet, and brush the tops lightly with the additional oil. Sprinkle the rounds with salt to taste and toast them in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 5 minutes, or until they are pale golden and crisp. Sprinkle half the mozzarella onto the rounds and bake the rounds for 1 minute, or until the mozzarella is melted. While the rounds are toasting, in a large skillet cook the onion and the garlic in the remaining 3 tablespoons oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until the onion is softened, add the bell peppers, and cook the mixture, stirring, for 4 minutes, or until the peppers are softened. Add the zucchini, the mushrooms, the oregano, and salt and pepper to taste and cook the mixture, stirring, for 2 minutes, or until the zucchini is softened. Stir in half the remaining mozzarella and divide the mixture among the rounds, mounding it slightly. Top the rounds with the remaining mozzarella, the tomato, the basil, and the Parmesan and broil the rounds under a preheated broiler about 4 inches from the heat for 3 minutes, or until the cheeses are melted and bubbly.

PITA BREAD SANDWICHES WITH TUNA AND VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Drain the tuna and cut it into bite-size flakes.
• Chop the celery coarsely. There should be about two cups.
• Cut the onion into quarters. Cut each quarter crosswise into thin slices. There should be about two cups.
• Cut each pepper lengthwise into quarters. Cut each quarter crosswise into thin strips. There should be about three cups.
• If desired, peel the cucumber. Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise. Cut each half crosswise into thin slices. There should be about two cups.
• Cut each tomato crosswise in half. Squeeze gently to loosen the seeds; discard them. Cut the tomatoes into cubes. There should be about two cups.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the tuna, celery, onions, green peppers, cucumber, tomatoes and parsley.
• In a separate bowl, combine the anchovy fillets, garlic, vinegar, egg yolk and pepper. Start beating with a wire whisk and gradually add the oil. Beat until thickened.
• Pour the sauce over the tuna mixture and toss to blend. Serve inside rounds of pita bread, each cut in half crosswise.

GRILLED TOFU AND VEGETABLE PITA POCKETS

Steps:

• Prepare barbecue (medium heat). Whisk dressing and mint in small bowl to blend. Arrange tofu, bell peppers and green onions on small platter; brush with some of dressing mixture.
• Wrap pita bread in foil; place at edge of grill to warm through. Grill vegetables and tofu until lightly charred and heated through, occasionally turning and brushing with some dressing mixture, about 8 minutes for vegetables and 5 minutes for tofu.
• Cut tofu and peppers into 1/4-inch pieces. Fill each pita half with 1/4 of tofu and peppers. Top each with 2 green onions and 1/4 of feta cheese. Drizzle with any remaining dressing mixture and serve.

TUNA, PICKLE, AND CHOPPED-VEGETABLE PITA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients in small bowl. Season tuna mixture with salt and pepper.
• Mix bell pepper, onion, and apple in medium bowl. Add half of vegetable mixture to tuna mixture and stir to blend. Add vinegar to remaining vegetable mixture; toss to combine. Season vegetable mixture to taste with salt and pepper.
• Place 1/4 cup lettuce in each pita half. Spoon 1/8 of tuna mixture, then 1/8 of vegetable mixture into each pita half. Place 2 pita halves on each of 4 plates and serve.