In an effort to prepare what was sure to be football food overload on Sunday, I made sure Saturday night was salad night. I found this recipe in Rachael Ray’s magazine a few months ago and finally had to chance to try it.
It is filled with veggies and so easy to make. You can find the original recipe here. I made a few changes based on availability.
They included:
Using lime instead of lemon (we don’t have lemons here)
Didn’t add the herbs – I’m not a big herb fan in salads, except for maybe cilantro
Used red onion instead of scallions
Skipped the bell pepper
Cut the recipe a bit to make it two dinner size servings
After all that, this is how the recipe turned out. I think I now might need to make it again as a recovery to football food!
Pita Bread Salad
Adapted from EveryDay with Rachael Ray
2 pita breads, baked until crispy 
¼ cup olive oil
Juice of 2 to 3 limes
1 clove of garlic, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
1 small cucumber, chopped
1 to 2 tomatoes, chopped
¼ of a large red onion, sliced
5 cups of mixed lettuce, roughly chopped
In a bowl whisk oil, juice, salt and pepper. Stir in cucumber, tomatoes and onion. Pour over lettuce and toss to combine.
Slice pita into small wedges and toss in the salad. If you want the pita to stay firm, just top each salad with the wedges and don’t mix in the dressing.
I always see this recipe and want to give it a try. Sounds like the perfect pre-superbowl dinner. Hope you are having a good Monday
Sounds very much like something I would throw together for myself (though maybe a bit later in the year, when the salad veggies come into season here and it gets a bit warmer 🙂 – there’s snow on the ground here today!)
Love the sound of the lime dressing! I’m trying to toss up (no pun intended) our salad repertoire so this would make a great addition.
the mixture of lime and olive oil sounds so refreshing. i want to try this!
What a great idea to put pita bread in salad! It looks so yummy!
Thanks for this! Yum! 🙂
This looks really good!
Erica – Yes, very light and healthy. 🙂
Daily Spud – Honestly, I would love snow right now. Thankful for my veggies, but need a break from the heat!
TN and lauren – We’ve really gotten into the habit of using lime on almost everything. They are so plentiful and inexpensive here.
Meg – It is a tasty variation on croutons. I really liked it.
Mark – You are welcome. Glad you like it!
Jolene – It was really great. I’m going to make it again for sure.
That looks great!!! And a perfect way to balance out Super Bowl indulgences. 🙂
This sounds so good! I love pita bread and the salad sounds like a nice way to skip the traditionally heavy football fare!
Your pita bread salad looks really good! Sounds like a great pre and post Superbowl meal : )
Hope you have a great Tuesday!
Jenn – And it’s all about balance. 🙂
Maris – Thanks for stopping by and commenting. 🙂 I do have to admit that I didn’t skip, but moderation was exercised.
lesley – It was a great combo. Hope yours is great as well!