Turkey Kofta Pitas
By: Meagan Meyer
Published: Thursday, July 17, 2014 - 7:10am

Ingredients




FOR THE KOFTAS:
20 oz ground turkey
½ yellow onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 TSP Cumin
1 TSP Pepper
1 TSP Salt
1 TSP Coriander
1 TSP Turmeric
¼ cup parsley, chopped
1 egg
2 TBSP Olive OIl
FOR THE tzatziki:
2 TSP Dill, Finely Chopped
½ lemon, juiced
1 TSP Pepper
½ cup nonfat greek yogurt
FOR THE PITA:
8 whole wheat pitas pocket halves
1 tomato, cut into ¼ inch slices, then halved
¼ cup parsley, chopped
¼ Red Onion, thinly sliced
¼ cup hummus

Preparation

1 Mix the ground turkey with the remaining ingredients. Make sure they are evenly distributed. Make into 1½ inch wide patties.Add olive oil to frying pan to medium high heat. Once hot, place some of the turkey patties and cook 4 minutes a side. Cook in batches until all are finished. Set aside. 2 Meanwhile, make tzatziki. In a small bowl, add greek yogurt, and the remaining ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to use. 3 To make pitas, place 2 turkey patties into each pita pocket half. Add ½ a tomato, a few slices of red onion, some parsley, tzatziki and hummus. Enjoy!

About

Moist Spiced Turkey patties in a whole wheat pita with tomato, red onion, parsley, tzatziki and hummus for a great light meal.