Greek Salad Pita Wrap Recipes

GREEK SALAD PITA POCKETS WITH GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken cutlets in a shallow baking dish. In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, 2 tablespoons olive oil, oregano, and 2 cloves garlic. Pour mixture over chicken cutlets and let marinate 10 minutes.
• Heat grill pan over high heat. Remove cutlets from marinade and season on both sides with salt and pepper. Grill until cooked through, 3 minutes per side. Let rest 5 minutes, then thinly slice.
• In a large bowl, toss together cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, feta, and mint (and olives, if using). In a small bowl, whisk together red wine vinegar and remaining garlic clove. Slowly add remaining 4 tablespoons olive oil in steady stream, whisking constantly. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle vinaigrette over salad and toss gently to combine.
• Stuff each pita pocket half with grilled chicken and top with Greek salad.

GREEK SALAD PITA WRAP WITH CRISPY SMASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Place potatoes and water in medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook until potatoes are fork tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Drain. Coat a baking sheet with 2 tablespoons of oil. Place potatoes on baking sheet and use the back of a spatula to gently smash each potato. Drizzle potatoes with 1 tablespoon oil and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and pepper. Bake until crispy and browned, about 15 minutes.
• While potatoes are in the oven, cook ground beef and chopped onion in large skillet over medium-high heat until browned and crumbled, about 5 minutes; drain. Add tomato sauce, wine, garlic, oregano and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt to skillet; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Shred half of the cucumber on the large side of a box grater. Place on clean kitchen towel and sqeeze out as much water as possible. Chop the rest of the cucumber into bite sized pieces; set aside. Stir together Greek yogurt, shredded cucumber, feta cheese and mint in small bowl; set aside. Stir together chopped cucumber, tomatoes, sliced onion, red wine vinegar and remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in another small bowl.
• To serve, spread some yogurt sauce on the bottom of a pita. Top with beef, cucumber salad and shredded lettuce. Serve immediately with crispy potatoes on the side.

GREEK GRILLED CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE SALAD WITH WARM PITA BREAD FOR WRAPPING

Steps:

• Preheat grill pan over high heat. Place chicken in shallow dish and season with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. Wrap pita breads in foil. Place in warm oven and heat until dinner is served.
• Combine lemon zest, juice and vinegar in a bowl and whisk in oil. Add oregano, garlic and whisk again to combine into dressing. Pour half the dressing over chicken tenders. Turn tenders in dressing to coat.
• Combine remaining salad ingredients in a bowl. Pour remaining dressing over salad and toss well. The salad should be very lightly dressed. Season salad with salt and pepper and transfer to a large serving platter.
• Grill tenders 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Transfer hot tenders to the salad lined serving platter. Remove pitas from oven and unwrap. Cut pitas in half and arrange around the edge of platter.
• To serve, each person can pile grilled chicken and veggies into pita halves, wrap up on either side and enjoy!

GREEK SALAD WRAPS WITH WHITE BEANS AND GARLIC YOGURT

Steps:

• Combine the yogurt, garlic, and 1 Tbsp of lemon juice in a small bowl and set aside.
• Combine the white beans, cucumber, kalamata olives, tomato, parsley, pine nuts, feta cheese, and red onion in a medium sized bowl and gently toss to combine.
• Stir in the cumin, olive oil, and 1 Tbsp lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Spread 1/3 of the garlic yogurt evenly over a pita flat bread. Spoon 1/3 of the salad mixture in a line down the center of the flat bread and fold the sides up to make a wrap. Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 3 wraps.

GREEK SALAD PITAS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cucumber, red pepper, tomato, zucchini, feta cheese and olives. In another bowl, whisk the vinegar, lemon juice, oregano, salt and pepper. Pour over vegetables and toss to coat. Spoon into lettuce-lined pita halves.

GREEK SALAD PITA WRAP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Stir together yogurt, lemon zest, and garlic. Arrange pitas on a baking sheet; bake until warmed and pliable, about 3 minutes.
• Toss together lemon juice, cucumbers, tomatoes, onion, feta, olives, and parsley. Divide yogurt mixture among pitas, and spread. Divide salad mixture among pitas; roll to close. Wrap in parchment to secure.

GREEK SALAD PITA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Whisk olive oil and red wine vinegar in large bowl. Season dressing with salt and pepper. Mix tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, red onion, radishes, and parsley into dressing. Stir in feta cheese. DO AHEAD: Salad can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill.
• Using slotted spoon, transfer salad mixture to pita bread halves. Serve sandwiches immediately.

GREEK STYLE PORK PITA WRAPS

Steps:

• In a large zip top bag, combine lemon juice, oil, mustard, 1 1/4 tsp of the garlic, and the oregano.
• Add the pork loin, seal the bag, and turn to coat.
• Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• In a bowl, combine the cucumber, yogurt, salt, dill, and remaining garlic.
• Cover and chill till serving time.
• Heat oven to 400°.
• Place pork in pan lined with foil, or sprayed with non stick spray.
• SAVE MARINADE.
• Bake for 10 minutes, then brush with remaining marinade.
• Bake for 15 minutes more, then check temperature with meat thermometer.
• Temp should be 160° (slightly pink).
• Bake longer if necessary.
• This is how I serve the meat in the pitas: split the pita so you have 2 rounds.
• Place some sliced pork in the center, top with yogurt sauce and green onions, and roll up.
• Or if you prefer, you can slice off the top of the pita, and put meat and sauce in to make a pocket.

GREEK CHICKEN GYROS WITH TZATZIKI SAUCE

Steps:

• Place chicken, yogurt, lemon juice, olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, and oregano in bag and let marinate at least 30 minutes, preferably 2-4 hours. The ideal time is 24 hours.
• To make tzatziki sauce, stir together yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, dill, and garlic. Stir in grated cucumber and taste for seasonings. Squeeze the cucumber to remove excess water before adding to rest of ingredients.
• To make greek salad, place tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, parsley, olive oil, salt and pepper in bowl. Stir to coat. Season to taste.
• Chicken can be cooked on grill or in skillet. To cook on grill -- place chicken on kebobs and heat grill to medium heat. Cook for 5-7 minutes per side or until chicken is full cooked.
• To cook chicken on skillet. Heat skillet to medium high heat. Sprinkle with oil. Add chicken and cook for 8-10 minutes, or until chicken is fully cooked and golden brown.
• Place chicken in pita bread. You can warm the pita bread to make it pliable. Top with tzatziki sauce and greek salad. Add additional feta, if desired.

GREEK CHICKEN IN A PITA

Steps:

• In a blender combine juice, 1 tablespoon oil, garlic, coriander, cumin, salt and pepper and mint or cilantro leaves. Process until smooth and pour over chicken to marinate. Refrigerate chicken and allow to marinate for 30 minutes. In a small bowl stir together yogurt, cucumber and chopped mint.
• In a large skillet heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium high heat. Add marinated chicken and cook for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Heat pitas under a broiler or in a toaster oven. Slice open pitas and stuff with chicken, tomatoes, lettuce and top with yogurt dressing. Serve immediately.

GREEK SALAD WRAP

Steps:

• Spread tortillas with hummus.
• Toss remaining ingredients in medium bowl.
• Spoon lettuce mixture onto tortillas; wrap.
• YUM!
• This is even better with Najwa's Arabian Pita bread recipe!#17977 Thanks Najwa for making my favorite sandwich even better!
• Edited 9/7/05:.