EGG & TOASTED PITA SALAD
WITH CILANTRO LEMON DRESSING
INGREDIENTS
- 3 large eggs
- 3 cups chopped Romain lettuce
- ½ cup grape tomatoes sliced in halves (you can also use regular tomatoes)
- ½ cup sliced black olives
- 1 medium cucumber sliced
- 2 pita breads (whole wheat or white)
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- Cilantro Lemon Dressing
- The juice of half lemon
- ½ cup lightly chopped cilantro
- ½ cup nonfat or lowfat Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon salt
INSTRUCTIONS
- For the Salad
- Place the eggs in a small sauce pan and boil on medium heat for 5-7 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. After the eggs have cooled peel and cut into each egg into 8 pieces. Arrange on salad.
- While the eggs are boiling chop the lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers and olives and arrange on plates.
- using a knife or scissors cut the pita bread into small bite size squares. Place in a heat pan with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Toast for 3-5 minutes on medium/high heat until the edges are all dark golden and crispy. Remove from heat and arrange on salad.
- For the Dressing
- Place all the ingredients in a food processor and process for 1 minute until fully mixed. Do not over mix because the cilantro will become too small, it should still be noticeable within he dressing
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