Pita Bowl • Greatest Mediterranean Bowl {Video} • Two Purple Figs

Brilliant and contemporary Pita Bowl utilizing floor American lamb , loaded with flavors of the Mediterranean is a MUST attempt! The Pita bowl includes minimal cooking, full versatility with components and presents a fast wholesome nutritious dinner that’s so TASTY! These are my favourite technique to make Mediterranean bowls!

I’m honoured to accomplice with the American Lamb Board to share with you yet one more tasty lamb recipe. All opinions are my very own. 

In case you’re new to lamb, it is a good spot to begin. Floor lamb recipes are one of the vital well-liked methods to introduce extra lamb to your meals. 

And naturally after I point out lamb, I’m referring to contemporary native American lamb, all the time. “American lamb is a good way to begin the brand new yr off on the best foot – it’s naturally nutrient wealthy and a superb supply of protein.” Extra on American lamb under.

A few of my favourite floor lamb recipes embrace: Turkish Pizza (a avenue meals in Turkey that’s scrumptious and distinctive!). Lamb meatball subs on the grill (Italian meets American meatballs). Pull aside bread–A enjoyable tacky bread that’s good for sharing. And a twist on the favored Crunchwrap supreme.

Whereas this recipe is as straightforward because it will get, I needed to share a video, break down the steps and components so you may think about your self making it with countless variations 🙂

What’s a Pita Bowl?

Mainly a pita bowl is a bowl of goodness loaded on a pita bread. Now you may have the pita bread fried like a taco shell or baked, or you may depart it as is.

There’s a distinction between the kind of bread to make use of for every kind of bowl. And with regards to a fried or baked pita base, you’ll additionally want to concentrate to the burden of toppings. 

With a contemporary pita lining the bowl, you may merely go loopy with toppings and that’s the BEST feeling for my part! 

What kind of Pita bread to make use of for Pita bowl?

Right here’s the deal, when lining a bowl with contemporary pita, it’s greatest to make use of the skinny pita pictured above. The skinny bread enhances the toppings so superbly with out taking on. It additionally by no means feels heavy when it’s a skinny layer. 

To make use of the skinny pita bread, you’ll must make it even thinner by splitting every pita bread in half and use only one half to line your bowl. 

In case you’re frying or baking the pita to make crunchy agency pita bowls, you then’ll want to make use of thick pocket pita bread. When you separate the 2 halves of bread, you may bake  or fry it to kind a crunchy pita base.

I’d warning loading these fried pita bowls with loads of toppings for the reason that bowls will break aside and also you don’t need that! 

Pita Bowl Substances

Lamb:

Floor American Lamb —Completely the freshest! American lamb is high quality lamb that has a candy wealthy buttery style. That comes from the breed, the best way lamb is raised and general the excessive business commonplace. So I can’t stress sufficient BUYING American Lamb for all of your lamb dishes. The style is unbeatably AMAZING!

Seasoning – Easy salt and pepper is all you want, since lamb is so contemporary tasting!

Onions — to cook dinner and taste the bottom lamb

Garlic – minced or grated for optimum taste

Chilli flakes —non-compulsory but when you recognize me, you recognize it’s a MUST 🙂

Contemporary herbs —Since this has a Mediterranean flare: we’ve used contemporary parsley, thyme, oregano and dill. Be at liberty to make use of your favorites after all!

Toppings:

Right here’s the place you may actually be as inventive as you need! And likewise be at liberty to scrub up your fridge hahaha!

In line with the Mediterranean theme, I used:

• Inexperienced and black
• Tomatoes
• Feta
• Arugula
• Onions
• Cucumbers
• Herb Yogurt Sauce
• Tahini sauce
• Bell peppers
• Garlic chickpeas

Find out how to Make Pita Bowls

Initially, have your sauces prepared—right here’s the Tahini Sauce.

The yogurt sauce is so simple as might be— you could find it on the Lamb stew Recipe or the Lamb Shanks and Skyr.

Each these sauces might be ready days upfront and saved in your fridge. I all the time make giant batches of them as a result of I do know I’ll be utilizing them usually.

As soon as your sauces are prepared, collect your components and begin making the pita bowls.

1. Cook dinner the Lamb
   
   

Begin by sautéing onions in a heavy responsibility skillet with olive oil till the onions are translucent.

At that time add within the American floor Lamb with garlic to the skillet and season with salt and pepper.

Cook dinner stirring usually till the lamb is cooked by and turns brown in shade. USDA recommends floor lamb attain an inner temperature of 160F

End off the lamb with some chilli flakes and contemporary herbs. I really like utilizing a combo of parsley, oregano and thyme for this recipe. Nevertheless, you need to use no matter herbs you want. The lamb is the actual STAR right here! 🙂

Now the lamb is prepared.

2. Assemble the Pita Bowl

Line your serving bowl (I used a typical measurement pasta bowl) with one half a skinny model pita bread. (See extra on the varieties of pita above).

I really like the pasta bowls greatest right here as a result of they’re neither too deep nor too flat—they’re the PERFECT measurement.

Begin layering the bowls.

Greens on the backside (I used arugula) after which chickpeas on high.

To favour the bottom of my pita bowl recipe, I drizzle some tahini sauce over the greens and chickpeas earlier than layering extra toppings.

Now add the lamb to at least one half of the bowl ensuring to make use of your entire half. That is your supply of protein and your primary taste energy right here so don’t skimp. 

Subsequent, you’re going so as to add the remaining components within the different half like tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, olives and feta cheese.

Dollop some yogurt on one finish.

Drizzle extra tahini sauce over the bowl, and sprinkle additional chilli flakes (non-compulsory). 

A closing contemporary herb end offers your bowls the brightest style—I really like ending off with mint and dill.

One other non-compulsory factor however so good is including some home made sizzling sauce!

And there you have got it, PERFECT Pita Bowls. 

These are greatest loved straight away with a lemon wedge.

SO GOOD!

Pita Bowl / Mediterranean Bowl Ideas

• Use American Lamb for tastiest and freshest lamb you may get!
• This recipe is nice to make utilizing leftover lamb too! Consider a leftover roast you have got and shred the lamb meat to make use of in these bowls.
• Selected the kind pf pita bread relying on the shell you need, however make certain to load your toppings rigorously if the shell is baked/fried.
• A pasta bowl is the right measurement bowl generally because it’s not too deep nor too shallow.
• All the time taste the bottom with sauce earlier than loading on the toppings—I used Tahini sauce.
• Use your favourite toppings and don’t really feel like you want to stick to those solely.
• Pita bowls are greatest to serve proper after assembling, nonetheless you may simply put together every ingredient upfront. Assemble solely earlier than serving.
• Take pleasure in!

Floor Lamb Recipes

Juicy Spicy Turkish Meatballs

Lamb Sausage

Tacky Pull Aside Bread with Lamb Crumbles

Smashed Potatoes With Spicy Lamb

Final Lamb Kabab Platter

Fall Harvest Bowl with Lamb Meatballs Recipe

American Lamb Meatball Subs On The Grill

The Greatest Lamb Burgers Loaded with Nachos

Crunchwrap Supreme

Taco Salad

Jalapeño Poppers