Middle Eastern Tuna Salad Pitas

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup hummus
• 1 (12 ounce) can solid tuna packed in water, drained and flaked
• 1/4 cup prepared mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons dark sesame oil
• 1/4 cup green onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• salt, to taste
• 4 whole wheat pita bread, cut in half to form pockets
• 4 plum tomatoes, cleaned and thinly sliced
• 8 leaves boston lettuce or 8 leaves red leaf lettuce, cleaned and patted dry

Recipe

• 1 to prepare tuna salad:
• 2 combine all ingredients except pitas, lettuce, and tomato in a medium-sized mixing bowl and stir well to mix.
• 3 taste and add salt and more cayenne, if desired.
• 4 salad can be prepared 1 day ahead. to store, cover and refrigerate.
• 5 to assemble sandwiches: divide tuna salad equally and mound in pita pockets. add several tomatoes slices and a lettuce leaf to each pocket. arrange sandwiches in a basket or on a serving plate. serve immediately.