Pita sandwich

After baking the pita bread I went the unconventional way to make my pita sandwich filling. I'll admit, i was running late so i decided to make sandwiches in a hurry. No doubt, it turned amazing and everyone enjoyed till it lasted.

I was excited to use homemade lebanese garlic dip, I made 2 days back. I am so in love with this dip, I keep on making again and again.

Luckily I had chicken marinated in herbs already. That actually takes at least an hour or two to be marinated. Cutting vegetables needs a little neat job, no one likes the thick vegetable pieces in their sandwiches. 

You will need, Ingredients:

For marinating chicken:

• 500g boneless chicken breast
• 1 tbsp of lemon juice
• 1 tbsp of tomato sauce
• 2 tbsp of plain (Greek) yogurt
• 1 tbsp of white vinegar
• 4-5 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 1 tbsp of olive oil
• 1 tsp of salt (or to taste)
• ½ tsp of oregano (or thyme)
• 1 tsp of chilly flakes

Vegetables for the filling:

• 8-10 Pita bread, halved
• 1 medium carrot, julienned
• 4 large mushrooms halved, thinly sliced 
• 1 small capsicum, julienned
• 50g baby corns, julienned
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Pinch of ground black pepper
• Salt to taste
• 150g iceberg lettuce

Step 1: Marinate the chicken!

Rinse the boneless chicken breasts with fresh cold water. Cut into pieces with a sharp knife. Sieve all the water from the chicken before marinating.

Mix all the ingredients (see the marinating chicken ingredient list) in a blender, add to a bowl and mix well with the chicken, cover and let it marinate in the fridge at least for two hours.

Step 2: 

When ready, grill the marinated chicken until cooked. Like I said I was in a hurry, I sautéed in a non-stick pan until cooked, using 1 tbsp olive oil.

Heat olive oil in a non-stick pan, sauté all the vegetables for 5 minutes. Vegetables should be crunchy, make sure not to overcook. Sprinkle salt and pepper.

Step 3:

Shred the chicken thinly as desired and it’s now ready to be added into a pita Pockets. 

Spread the chicken shreds in the pita pockets, spread a bit of Lebanese Garlic paste, add some sautéed vegetables, and some lettuce.

serve warm with salad and hot & sweet tomato sauce. In case if you prepare it early, microwave for a minute and serve hot.

Enjoy!