Greek Pitas with Minted Cucumber Sauce

Health score
2%
Greek Pitas with Minted Cucumber Sauce
32 min.
4
271kcal

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Ingredients

  • cup baby spinach fresh
  • 0.5 teaspoon pepper black divided freshly ground
  • 0.3 cup cucumber chopped
  • ounce feta cheese crumbled reduced-fat
  • tablespoon mint leaves fresh divided chopped
  •  garlic clove minced
  • 0.8 pound lamb lean
  • 0.3 cup cup heavy whipping cream sour reduced-fat
  • 0.3 cup onion red divided finely chopped
  • 0.1 teaspoon salt 
  • 0.3 teaspoon salt 
  • 0.5 teaspoon greek seasoning blend salt-free (such as Cavender's)
  • cup tomatoes chopped
  • 6-inch pitas whole wheat cut in half ()

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan

Directions

  1. Combine first 3 ingredients, 2 tablespoons onion, 1 teaspoon mint, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl. Cover; chill until ready to use.
  2. Combine lamb, remaining 2 teaspoons mint, remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and next 3 ingredients.
  3. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; coat pan with cooking spray.
  4. Add lamb mixture and remaining 2 tablespoons onion; cook 7 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Stir in feta; cook 1 minute or until cheese begins to melt.
  5. Line each pita half with 1/4 cup spinach and 3 tablespoons cucumber sauce; fill with about 1/2 cup lamb mixture and 1/4 cup tomato.

Nutrition Facts

Calories271kcal
Protein25.53%
Fat66.23%
Carbs8.24%

Properties

Glycemic Index
44.75
Glycemic Load
0.75
Inflammation Score
-7
Nutrition Score
6.6143478466117%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.39mg
Hesperetin
0.13mg
Naringenin
0.25mg
Apigenin
0.07mg
Luteolin
0.22mg
Isorhamnetin
0.5mg
Kaempferol
0.58mg
Myricetin
0.09mg
Quercetin
2.56mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:270.6kcal
13.53%
Fat:20.21g
31.09%
Saturated Fat:9.94g
62.09%
Carbohydrates:5.66g
1.89%
Net Carbohydrates:4.35g
1.58%
Sugar:1.88g
2.09%
Cholesterol:70.91mg
23.64%
Sodium:369.89mg
16.08%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:17.53g
35.05%
Vitamin K:44.14µg
42.04%
Vitamin A:1131.92IU
22.64%
Manganese:0.23mg
11.39%
Vitamin C:8.99mg
10.9%
Iron:1.9mg
10.54%
Folate:27.91µg
6.98%
Potassium:208.61mg
5.96%
Calcium:58.09mg
5.81%
Fiber:1.31g
5.25%
Magnesium:17.09mg
4.27%
Vitamin B6:0.08mg
4.15%
Vitamin E:0.52mg
3.47%
Phosphorus:31.73mg
3.17%
Vitamin B2:0.05mg
3.03%
Copper:0.06mg
2.95%
Vitamin B1:0.04mg
2.54%
Vitamin B3:0.37mg
1.86%
Zinc:0.26mg
1.71%
Selenium:0.95µg
1.35%
Vitamin B12:0.06µg
1.01%
Source:My Recipes