Lamb Pitas With Lemon-Mint Sauce
"These are great for lunch. You can sub ground sirloin for the lamb, or use a combination of the two."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (282.3 g)
- Calories 584.3
- Total Fat - 32.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 11.7 g
- Cholesterol - 80.3 mg
- Sodium - 1017.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 46.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.4 g
- Sugars - 2 g
- Protein - 25.1 g
- Calcium - 160.3 mg
- Iron - 3.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 32.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
To prepare sauce, combine the first 5 ingredients in a small bowl; cover and chill until ready to serve.
Step 2
To prepare sandwiches, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add lamb to pan; cook 5 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Drain well, remove to a plate and set aside. Wipe pan with a paper towel.
Step 3
Lightly coat the pan with cooking spray; return to heat. Add onion; sauté 3 minutes or until tender.
Step 4
Stir in meat mixture, thyme, ground cumin, 1/4 teaspoon salt, crushed red pepper, and garlic.
Step 5
Reduce heat to low; cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in parsley.
Step 6
Fill each pita half with 1/4 cup lamb mixture, 2 tablespoons cucumbers, about 1 tablespoon roasted peppers, and about 1 tablespoon sauce.
Step 7
Serve.
Tips
No special items needed.