Chicken Salad Pita With Baba Ghanoush
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 3 teaspoons dried mint, crumbled
- 3⁄4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
- kosher salt
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- 3 (5 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 unpeeled kirby cucumber, chopped
- fresh ground pepper
- 4 pocketless pitas
- 1⁄2 cup baba ghanoush (eggplant spread)
- 2 cups chopped romaine lettuce
directions
- Whisk the vinegar, mint, red pepper flakes, 1 clove garlic and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a shallow dish. Gradually whisk in 3 tablespoons olive oil. Add the chicken and marinate about 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix the tomatoes, cucumber and the remaining 1 clove garlic in bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Preheat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Grill the chicken until cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a cutting board and slice into 1/2-inch-thick strips. Toss with the vegetables.
- Brush the pitas with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with salt. Grill, turning once, until marked. Place a pita on each plate and spread with baba ghanoush. Top with lettuce and chicken salad and drizzle with any juices from the bowl.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
ElizabethKnicely
Meadville, Pennsylvania
29 year old wife and mother of 3 who is obsessed with meal planning.