Description
Great way to use up that left over pita bread. Wonderful served along with grilled chicken kebabs. Modified recipe from fine cooking magazine.
Ingredients
- Pita Breads
- Cucumber
- Salt
- Tomatoes
- Green Onions
- Green Bell Pepper
- Flat Leaf Parsley
- Mint Leaf
- Fresh Cilantro Leaves
- Garlic Cloves
- Fresh Lemon Juice
- Olive Oil
- Fresh Ground Black Pepper
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 375f
- Place the pieces of pita bread on a baking sheet in a single layer and bake in the oven until they are dry
- Let cool
- Spread out the diced cucumber on paper toweling, and sprinkle with salt
- Let stand about 15 minutes, then place in a colander and rinse the salt off
- Pat dry
- Combine the cucumber, tomatoes, green onions, bell pepper, parsley, mint, and cilantro in a large bowl
- Combine the garlic, lemon juice and olive oil in a small bowl and whisk together
- Season the mixture with salt and pepper and whisk again
- Pour the liquid mixture over the vegetable mixture and toss to coat
- Toss in the pita bread pieces and serve