Arabic Pitas with Carrot and Dressing

23 July 2015
Super easy, super yummy! It’s a unique salad disguised as a wrap!
 
Ingredients:
 
6 medium carrots, peeled and grated
fresh cilantro, finely chopped
2 tbsp sesame seeds
1 tbsp poppy seeds
6 whole grain Arabic pitas
 
For the dressing:
 
1 orange, juice and grated rind
juice of 1 ½ lemons
olive oil
salt & pepper
 
Directions:
 
Throw the seeds into a dry frying pan and roast for 3’-4’ on a medium flame, stiring occasionally, or until they turn a light golden color. Dump the roasted seeds, grated carrots and the finely chopped cilantro into a large bowl. Arrange the pitas on a baking sheet and warm them in the oven for a bit at 130°C.
 
While the pitas are warming, prepare the dressing. Wash and dry the orange. Then grate the whole peel of the orange. Cut the grated orange in half and squeeze all of the juice out of one of the halves. Keep this juice and grated orange rind in a small bowl. Add the juice of 1 ½ lemons and the olive oil to the orange juice and sprinkle on the salt and pepper. Mix vigorously. Pour the dressing over the carrots and mix.
 
Remove the pitas from the oven, fill them with the carrot mixture and roll em up! 
 
Tip: If desired, add yogurt or hummus to the carrot mixture.
 
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