Tuna Nicoise In Pita Pockets Recipe

Summary

Health IndexHealthyCuisine
CourseMain Ingredient

Ingredients

 1 cup frozen cut green beans
 Water1 Can (10oz), drained
 Plum tomatoes2 , diced
 8 black olives (preferably Nicoise or calamata), pitted and finely chopped
 Red onion2 Tablespoon, finley chopped
 2 tablespoons snipped fresh dill or minced fresh basil or parsley
 Olive oil2 Teaspoon
 Lemon juice2 Tablespoon
 Black pepper1/8 Teaspoon
 Lettuce leaves (preferably red leaf or Boston)
 2 whole-wheat pita rounds, halved

Directions

1 ln a medium-size saucepan of boiling water, cookthe green beans for 1 minute. Drain, rinse under cold running waterto cool, drain again, and set aside.
2 In a large bowl, mix the tuna, green beans, tomatoes, olives, onion, dill, oil, lemon juice, and pepper. Tuck several lettuce leaves into each pita half, then fill with the tuna Nicoise.
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