Mushroom Pita Pockets Recipes

MUSHROOM PITA POCKETS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine mushrooms, red pepper, cucumber, onion, cheese. Add dressing. Toss to mix well.
• Open pita halves and place lettuce leaf in each pita half. Spon filling evenly into the pita halves. Garnish with fresh herbs if desired.
• Variation: Spread 1 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise inside each pita half.

VEGETARIAN MUSHROOM SHAWARMA PITAS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 425 degrees. On a large rimmed sheet pan, drizzle the mushrooms and red onion with 3 tablespoons oil. Sprinkle with cumin, coriander, paprika (if using), 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; toss to coat. Arrange in an even layer and roast until tender and browned, about 20 minutes. Add the pitas directly to the oven rack to warm during the last 5 minutes of cooking.
• Meanwhile, toss cabbage with remaining 2 teaspoons oil in a medium bowl; toss to coat. Season generously with salt and pepper. In a small bowl, stir together yogurt and turmeric; season with salt and pepper.
• To serve, slather yogurt over warm pitas. Top with cabbage, mushroom mixture and herbs, and serve immediately.

CHEESY SPINACH AND MUSHROOM PITA POCKET

Steps:

• 1. Wash the spinach with your hands and then squeeze the water out of it about 5 times, hard.
• 2. Dry the spinach even more in a paper towel by squeezing the juice out.
• 3. Chop the portobello mushrooms, starting at the top of the dome, slicing down to the bottom of the stub. Slice each one into about 8 or 9 thin slices.
• 4. Push about 1/3 of the spinach into the bottom of the pita pocket with about a third of the mushrooms and half the walnuts; and then top that with most of the cheese, pushing down to make room for the rest.
• 5. Put the rest of the spinach, walnuts, and mushrooms in the pocket and then the rest of the cheese.
• 6. Microwave on high for about 20 seconds.
• 7. Pour the olive oil into a medium hot skillet and rub one half the pocket in the oil, and flip it so that the oiled part is on the top.
• 8. Fry the pocket for 30 seconds to a minute on each side.2.