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

Vivid and recent 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 elements and affords a fast wholesome nutritious dinner that’s so TASTY! These are my favourite solution to make Mediterranean bowls!

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

In case you’re new to lamb, it is a excellent spot to start out. Floor lamb recipes are one of the fashionable methods to introduce extra lamb to your meals. 

And naturally after I point out lamb, I’m referring to recent native American lamb, at all times. “American lamb is an effective way to start out the brand new yr off on the suitable foot – it’s naturally nutrient wealthy and supply of protein.” Extra on American lamb beneath.

A few of my favourite floor lamb recipes embrace: Turkish Pizza (a road 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 excellent for sharing. And a twist on the favored Crunchwrap supreme.

Whereas this recipe is as simple because it will get, I wished to share a video, break down the steps and elements so you possibly can think about your self making it with infinite variations 🙂

What’s a Pita Bowl?

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

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

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

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

Right here’s the deal, when lining a bowl with recent pita, it’s greatest to make use of the skinny pita pictured above. The skinny bread enhances the toppings so superbly with out taking up. 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, then you definately’ll want to make use of thick pocket pita bread. When you separate the 2 halves of bread, you possibly can bake  or fry it to kind a crunchy pita base.

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

Pita Bowl Components

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 way in which lamb is raised and general the excessive trade customary. 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 recent tasting!

Onions — to cook dinner and taste the bottom lamb

Garlic – minced or grated for max taste

Chilli flakes —elective but when you understand me, you understand it’s a MUST 🙂

Contemporary herbs —Since this has a Mediterranean flare: we’ve used recent parsley, thyme, oregano and dill. Be happy to make use of your favorites in fact!

Toppings:

Right here’s the place you possibly can actually be as inventive as you need! And in addition be at liberty to scrub up your fridge hahaha!

Consistent with the Mediterranean theme, I used:

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

Easy methods to Make Pita Bowls

To start with, have your sauces prepared—right here’s the Tahini Sauce.

The yogurt sauce is so simple as might be— you’ll 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 at all times 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 elements 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 via and turns brown in shade. USDA recommends floor lamb attain an inside temperature of 160F

End off the lamb with some chilli flakes and recent herbs. I really like utilizing a combo of parsley, oregano and thyme for this recipe. Nonetheless, you should 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 normal measurement pasta bowl) with one half a skinny type pita bread. (See extra on the sorts 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 prime.

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 1 half of the bowl ensuring to make use of your complete half. That is your supply of protein and your most important taste energy right here so don’t skimp. 

Subsequent, you’re going so as to add the remaining elements 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 further chilli flakes (elective). 

A remaining recent herb end provides your bowls the brightest style—I really like ending off with mint and dill.

One other elective factor however so good is including some selfmade sizzling sauce!

And there you may have it, PERFECT Pita Bowls. 

These are greatest loved instantly with a lemon wedge.

SO GOOD!

Pita Bowl / Mediterranean Bowl Suggestions

• 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 may have 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 ensure that to load your toppings fastidiously if the shell is baked/fried.
• A pasta bowl is the right measurement bowl basically because it’s not too deep nor too shallow.
• At all times 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 it’s good to stick to those solely.
• Pita bowls are greatest to serve proper after assembling, nonetheless you possibly can simply put together every ingredient upfront. Assemble solely earlier than serving.
• Get pleasure from!

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 Finest Lamb Burgers Loaded with Nachos

Crunchwrap Supreme

Taco Salad

Jalapeño Poppers