Filled pitas with couscous salad

Simple leftover lunch recipe

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Serves

2 - 4

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

0 mins

Taking leftovers to the next level, this pita recipe is a keeper. Top the fresh zingy couscous salad with cooked lamb or beef for a yummy lunch. The couscous salad is a versatile way to add in any of your favourite veges and herbs, it's just a matter of finely chopping them for texture consistency. This recipe makes more than enough couscous salad, so serve some on the side of filled pita too.

Taking leftovers to the next level, this pita recipe is a keeper. Top the fresh zingy couscous salad with cooked lamb or beef for a yummy lunch. The couscous salad is a versatile way to add in any of your favourite veges and herbs, it's just a matter of finely chopping them for texture consistency. This recipe makes more than enough couscous salad, so serve some on the side of filled pita too.

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Ingredients

Pita
  • 4 pita pockets

    halved
  • 200g leftover beef or lamb meati

  • 4 Tbsp hummus

Couscous salad
  • 1/2 cup couscous

  • 150ml water

    heated until boiling
  • 1 Tbsp butteri

  • 1 tomato

    finely chopped
  • 1/2 cucumber

    finely chopped
  • 0.5 small red onion

    finely chopped
  • a handful of fresh herbsi

    finely chopped
  • 6 olives

    optional
  • 0.5 lemon

    juice

Method

Filled pitas with couscous salad
1

Split the top of the pita pockets to allow for filling.

2

Add in a dollop of hummus into each of the pockets, along with a piece of meat and a spoonful of the couscous salad.

Couscous salad
1

Combine the couscous and boiling hot water in a heat-proof bowl, cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff through with a fork and add butter or olive oil and allow to cool for about 10 minutes.

2

Add the tomato, cucumber, red onion, herbs and optional olives and mix through the couscous.

3

Stir the lemon juice through the couscous salad and season as required.

Nutrition Information per Serving (340g)

Energy1880 kJ
Protein27g
Total Fat9.5g
Saturated Fat3.3g
Carbohydrate58.0g
Dietary Fibre10.4g
Sodium377.8mg
Iron3.6mg
Zinc4.0mg
Vitamin B120.8µg