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INGREDIENTS

½ cup sour cream
½ cup plain low-fat yogurt
½ cup cucumber, peeled, grated and squeezed as dry as possible
2 tsp. red or rice wine vinegar
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 large pitas
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 large onion, peeled, halved and cut into chunky wedges
3 cups leftover roast turkey, pulled into bite-sized pieces
1 tsp. oregano
1½ cups shredded lettuce (preferably romaine)
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved and lightly salted
4 pitas
RECIPE

  • Adjust oven rack to middle position.  Heat oven to 300ºF.
  • In a small bowl, mix sour cream, yogurt, cucumber, vinegar, and one garlic clove minced; set aside.
  • Place pitas in oven; bake until warm and pliable, 7 minutes.
  • Cut in half.
  • While pitas are warming up, heat oil in a large skillet over high heat.
  • Carefully add onion; sauté until a little brown but still crisp, 2-3 minutes.
  • Add turkey, oregano and remaining minced garlic.
  • Continue to sauté until heated through, another 2 minutes.
  • To serve, fill pitas with lettuce first, followed by turkey, tomatoes and cucumber sauce.
 

SERVING SUGGESTION

SERVING SIZE:
2 pita halves 

NUMBER OF SERVINGS:


NUTRITION FACTS
 
Calories  480

Total Fat 15 g

Sodium 450 mg

Total Carbohydrates 36 g

Fiber 7 g

Protein 42 g
 

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