Fattoush Pita Sandwich

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 yellow bell peppers or 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 large cucumber, unpeeled,seeded and chopped
• 4 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 2 green onions, minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley, minced
• 3 -4 tablespoons fresh mint, minced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 small lemons, juice of
• salt and black pepper
• 4 soft pita breads (not the "pocket" type, the soft kind you can fold up)
• cheese, for sandwich (i like havarti , not real middle eastern, but it tastes good!) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine all of the vegetables and herbs (except garlic).
• 2 prepare the dressing: whisk together the garlic, olive oil, lemon juice and salt and pepper.
• 3 pour dressing over the salad and toss to combine.
• 4 if you're serving sandwiches with cheese, lay a couple of slices of cheese on the pita round.
• 5 you can lightly bake it to melt the cheese, or serve cold.
• 6 mound some of the fattoush along the center of the pita, fold up and enjoy!