Herbed Toasted Pita Salad

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 whole wheat pita bread
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 large head romaine lettuce, torn into bite sized pieces, about six cups
• 1 cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
• 1/4 sliced scallion
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
• 1 english cucumber, cored, halved lengthwise and sliced
• 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 split each pita into to rounds and toast on a baking sheet until golden brown, about ten minutes. allow to cool and break into bite sized pieces.
• 3 in a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, salt, and pepper. add olive oil to create salad dressing.
• 4 toss the lettuce, scallions, mint, cucumber, parsley, and tomatoes in a large bowl.
• 5 right before serving add the pitas, and toss with the dressing to coat.