Chick Pea Salad in Pita Bread from Lighter, Quicker, Better: Cooking for the Way We Eat Today by Ric

Chick Pea Salad in Pita Bread from Lighter, Quicker, Better: Cooking for the Way We Eat Today by Ric

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Canned chick peas are the basis of a quick Middle Eastern-style salad, which can be stuffed into pita bread and moistened with seasoned yogurt. The yogurt dressing stands in for the fat-rich tahini...

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Ingredients

  • Salt and Freshly ground pepper
  • 4 cups mixed salad greens, torn into bite-size pieces
  • ½ garlic clove, crushed
  • ½ cup lowfat yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • Pinch ground cumin
  • 4 whole wheat pita breads, 1 edge slit and pockets opened
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, or more to taste
  • ½ cup finely chopped parsley
  • ½ cup diced ripe tomato
  • 1 can (19 ounces) chick peas, drained and rinsed
  • ½ cup thinly sliced seedless or seeded cucumber
  • ½ cup slivered red onion
  • Hot pepper sauce

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