Mushroom Pita Pockets

Submitted by Chef mariajane

"Here is a fresh and crunchy salad filling for a low-fat sandwich. For a totable lunch, pack the salad separately in a plastic container and fill pitas just before eating. Just simply delicious!! I found this recipe in our local newspaper."

 

• Ready In: 5mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 8 pita pockets

ingredients

• 340.19 g medum mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 118.29 ml red pepper, diced
• 118.29 ml cucumber, diced
• 118.29 ml green onion, diced
• 177.44 ml old cheddar cheese, grated
• 177.44 ml no-fat herb salad dressing or 177.44 ml Italian dressing
• 4 pita bread, cut in half (6-7 inches in diameter)
• 8 small lettuce leaves
• fresh herb (such as dill, coriander, basil or oregano) (optional)

directions

1. In a large bowl, combine mushrooms, red pepper, cucumber, onion, cheese. Add dressing. Toss to mix well.
2. Open pita halves and place lettuce leaf in each pita half. Spon filling evenly into the pita halves. Garnish with fresh herbs if desired.
3. Variation: Spread 1 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise inside each pita half.

Reviews

[loof751]

Great quick, easy and light recipe! I don't care for raw onion so left them out and used mozzarella cheese. I think these would also be great heated up so the cheese could melt a bit. Thanks for sharing your recipe!