Lemony Lamb Pitas
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 2 lbs leg of lamb, boneless
- 12 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
- 12 teaspoon dry mustard
- 12 cup chicken broth
- 14 teaspoon lemon peel, finely shredded
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, snipped or 14 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 large pita bread rounds, halved crosswise
- 8 lettuce leaves
- 1 small tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 12 cup plain low-fat yogurt
- 14 cup cucumber, chopped and seeded
- 12 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
- Place onion in a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker.
- Trim fat from roast.
- In a small bowl combine lemon-pepper seasoning and dry mustard.
- Sprinkle mixture evenly over the roast; rub in lightly with your fingers.
- Place roast in cooker.
- In a small bowl combine broth, lemon peel, lemon juice, rosemary, and garlic.
- Pour over all in cooker.
- Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours.
- Remove meat from cooker.
- Using two forks, shred meat; discard fat.
- Place meat in a medium bowl.
- Using a slotted spoon, remove onion from cooker and stir into meat mixture.
- Discard cooking liquid in cooker.
- To serve, open pita bread halves to form pockets.
- Place a lettuce leaf in each pita half.
- Spoon meat into pita halves.
- Top meat with Yogurt Sauce and chopped tomato.
- For yogurt sauce:.
- In a small bowl stir together yogurt, cucumber, and lemon-pepper seasoning.
- Makes about 1/2 cup.
onion, lamb, lemonpepper seasoning, mustard, chicken broth, lemon peel, lemon juice, fresh rosemary, garlic, pita bread, tomatoes, yogurt, cucumber, lemon pepper
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lemony-lamb-pitas-507997 (may not work)