1,001 Low Fat Veg Recipes -- Lentil Pitas with Feta Cream

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Lentil Pitas with Feta Cream

 

Recipe By :1,001 Low Fat Vegetarian Recipes

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : 1,001 Low Fat Veg Recipes

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 cup dry lentils -- cooked

1/2 cup finely chopped seeded tomato

1/2 cup finely chopped zucchini or yellow squash

1/4 cup finely chopped green onions and tops

3 cloves garlic -- minced

1/4 cup unseasoned dry breadcrumbs

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin -- (to 3/4 tsp)

salt & pepper to taste

1 egg white

olive oil cooking spray

2 large pita breads -- cut into halves

1/2 small cucumber -- thinly sliced

FETA CREAM:

1/2 cup fat free yogurt

1/4 cup crumbled reduced fat feta cheese

3 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro

1/2 teaspoon dried dilled weed

1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper

 

Process lentils in food processor or mash with a fork until finely chopped but

not smooth (some whole lentils should still be visible). Mix in tomato,

zucchini, green onions, garlic, breadcrumbs, and cumin; season to taste with

salt & pepper. Mix in egg white; shape mixture into 4 patties.

 

Spray a large skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium heat until hot. Cook

patties until browned on the bottoms, about 5 minutes. Spray tops of patties

with cooking spray and turn; cook over medium heat until browned on other side,

about 5 minutes.

 

Place patties in pita breads; top with cucumber slices and spoon Feta Cream

over.

 

Feta Cream: Mix all ingredients together and refrigerate until serving time.

 

 

 

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Per serving: 14 Calories (kcal); trace Total Fat; (7% calories from fat); 1g

Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 15mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat; 0

Other Carbohydrates

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0