Ingredients
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- 4 portobellos mushroom cap
- 4 garlic cloves (minced)
- ¼ cup fresh parsley (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon goat cheese
- 1 tablespoon water
- ½ cup roasted red peppers
- 1 cup watercress (chopped and tough stems discarded)
- 1 cup spinach
- 4 pitas pockets
Nutrition Info Per Serving
Serving Size
1 pita sandwich
Carbohydrates
8
g
Protein
19
g
Fat
23
g
Calories
307
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Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat 2 tsp oil.
- Add mushrooms and cook 5-6 minutes or until mushrooms begin to soften.
- Add half of garlic, half of parsley, and half of salt.
- Cover and remove from the heat. Set aside.
- Place remaining 2 tsp olive oil, garlic, parsley, salt, goat cheese, and water in a food processor. Blend until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, toss together red peppers with the watercress and spinach.
- Spread one pita with one-quarter of the blended spread.
- Top with one portobello mushroom cap and one-quarter of the watercress mixture.
- Fold pita in half.
- Repeat to assemble the rest of the sandwiches.