Liter Tuna Salad Pitas
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
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Dressing
- 3⁄4 cup 2% low-fat Greek yogurt (thick, Greek-style)
- 1⁄2 cup cooked chickpeas
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
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Tuna Salad
- 1 (12 ounce) can solid white tuna packed in water, drained and flaked
- 3 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
- 1⁄4 cup green onion, chopped
- 1⁄4 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 4 whole wheat pita bread, cut in half to form pockets
- 4 plum tomatoes, cleaned and thinly sliced
- 8 leaves boston lettuce or 8 leaves red leaf lettuce, cleaned and patted dry
directions
- Make dressing by zapping all the dressing ingredients together in a mini-processor until thoroughly combined and the garlic and chickpeas have been pureed. (do try to make the dressing atleast a couple of hours before making the sandwiches, to allow all the ingredients to 'meld' and 'marry' - even the previous day is OK).
- To prepare tuna salad: Combine all ingredients, including dressing, except pitas, lettuce, and tomato in a medium-sized mixing bowl and stir well to mix. Taste for salt, and adjust seasonings as necessary.
- Salad can be prepared 1 day ahead. To store, cover and refrigerate.
- To assemble sandwiches: Divide tuna salad equally and mound in pita pockets. Add several tomato slices and a lettuce leaf to each pocket. Arrange sandwiches in a basket or on a serving plate. Serve immediately.
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Reviews
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I really enjoyed this. Found an Eastern Store hidden away in one of our neighborhoods and was ale to get the freshest pitas. I never used chickpeas this way and I loved the taste of them with the yorgurt. I put in extra garlic, used romaine lettuce and some great fresh tomatoes. This made a great dinner for me.
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OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages!
I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.