Best 2 Jacks Middle Eastern Style Pita Bread Recipes

My Favorite Sandwich - Middle Eastern Style image

Provided by ThatSouthernBelle

Time 2m

Yield 1 Pita, 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 whole wheat pita bread
3 tablespoons hummus, Recipe # 339166 or 3 tablespoons black bean hummus, Mom's Hummus
3 tablespoons bulgur wheat, salad aka tabouli Tabouli
sliced banana pepper (optional)

Steps:

Nutrition Facts : Calories 265.9, Fat 6, SaturatedFat 0.9, Sodium 512.3, Carbohydrate 46.3, Fiber 8.6, Sugar 0.6, Protein 10.6

Fattoush (Middle Eastern Pita Bread and Tomato Salad) image

Provided by PanNan

Categories Peppers

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 large pita breads, torn into bite size pieces
1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and diced
salt
3 medium tomatoes, seeded and diced
6 green onions, sliced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
1/3 cup chopped mint leaf
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves (coriander)
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/3 cup olive oil
fresh ground black pepper

Steps:

Pre-heat oven to 375°F.
Place the pieces of pita bread on a baking sheet in a single layer and bake in the oven until they are dry (about 10 - 15 min). Let cool.
Spread out the diced cucumber on paper toweling, and sprinkle with salt. Let stand about 15 minutes, then place in a colander and rinse the salt off. Pat dry.
Combine the cucumber, tomatoes, green onions, bell pepper, parsley, mint, and cilantro in a large bowl.
Combine the garlic, lemon juice and olive oil in a small bowl and whisk together. Season the mixture with salt and pepper and whisk again.
Pour the liquid mixture over the vegetable mixture and toss to coat. Toss in the pita bread pieces and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 196.1, Fat 12.6, SaturatedFat 1.8, Sodium 120.3, Carbohydrate 19.3, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 3.9, Protein 3.5