Tuna Nicoise In Pita Pockets Recipe
Ingredients
1 cup frozen cut green beans
1 can (6 1/2 ounces) tuna in water, drained
2 plum tomatoes, diced
8 black olives (preferably Nicoise or calamata), pitted and finely chopped
2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
2 tablespoons snipped fresh dill or minced fresh basil or parsley
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
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.
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.