Greek Veggie Pita and Tzatziki Sauce

Posted by on May 28, 2020 in blog

Yasas everyone, Claire here. If we haven’t “met” yet, I help Mama Jess out with recipes and food photography (you can catch me on Instagram @mamajessfounder). I am feeling nostalgic today because on May 28, 2015 (five whole years ago!) I boarded a plane to spend the summer in Greece working in Thessaloniki. I knew no one, didn’t speak a word of Greek, and was going for the first time.

I connected with new friends over mezzes, or small plates, of some of the best food I have ever had in my life. So today, I decided to make a greek-inspired recipe: roasted veggies in a pita with tzatziki sauce! I added feta because no Greek recipe is complete without feta.

This recipe is 100% vegetarian and can easily be vegan (just leave out the feta!). The trick is to small-dice all of the veggies so you can stuff a lot of them in the pita pocket AND to marinate them for at least 30 minutes ahead of time. I made enough roasted veggies to keep in the fridge and enjoy all weekend long with some pita, feta, olives, and leftover tzatziki!

Kalí óreksi!

Greek Veggie Pitas

Ingredients:

Pita bread, or pita pockets

Feta cheese

1 zucchini, small diced

3 large carrots, peeled and small diced

1 red pepper, small diced

8oz button mushrooms, small diced

1 cherry tomatoes (whole)

1/2 red onion, small chopped

4 tbsp olive oil

Spice blend: 1 tsp each

Salt, pepper, oregano, parsley, basil, dill, garlic powder

 

Directions:

  1. In a large bag, marinate all of the prepared veggies with the olive oil and spice blend. Marinate for 30 minutes up to overnight.
  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
  3. Arrange veggies on a large baking sheet, or two to avoid overcrowding the pan. Roast for about 30-40 minutes, or until the veggies start to brown.
  4. Allow to cool a bit before scooping veggies into pita pocket. Sprinkle feta cheese on top. Enjoy with tzatziki sauce

Greek Tzatziki Sauce

Ingredients:

1 cup tart Greek yogurt

2 tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp olive oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tbsp basil

1 tbsp dill (dried or fresh)

1 tbsp salt

 

Whip together until ingredients are combined. Enjoy!

 

 

 

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