Lamb in Pitas with Yogurt Sauce
- 2 medium onions
- 1 1/4 small eggplant
- 3 whole-wheat pitas
- salad oil
- 1 1/4 lb. ground lamb or beef
- 2 can tomato juice
- 1/2 tsp. coarsely ground black pepper
- salt
- 1 small cucumber
- 1 container plain low-fat yogurt
- 1/4 tsp. dried dill weed
- 1 bunch watercress
- Chop onions.
- Dice eggplant.
- Cut each pita in half.
- In 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat, in 1 tablespoon hot salad oil, cook onions 5 minutes.
- Add lamb and cook until pan juices evaporate and meat is browned.
- Add eggplant, 1 more tablespoon salad oil and cook until eggplant is tender.
- Stir in tomato juice, pepper, and 1 teaspoon salt; heat through.
- Meanwhile, seed and dice cucumber.
- In small bowl, stir cucumber, yogurt, dill weed, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
- Place half the watercress on large platter.
- Tuck remaining watercress into pita halves.
- Spoon lamb mixture into pitas.
- Arrange filled pitas and bowl of yogurt sauce on platter with watercress.
- Spoon yogurt sauce over filling in pitas to serve.
onions, eggplant, pitas, salad oil, ground lamb, tomato juice, ground black pepper, salt, cucumber, yogurt, dill weed, watercress
Taken from www.delish.com/recipefinder/lamb-pitas-yogurt-sauce-843 (may not work)