Sirloin Pita Salad Sandwich with Herb Yogurt
Fill pita bread halves with mixed salad greens and tender pieces of steak drizzled in yogurt dressing.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 32 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Herb Yogurt Dressing
- 2 (8-ounce) containers plain yogurt
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon minced parsley
- 1 tablespoon minced chive
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
Sirloin Pita Salad Sandwich
- 1⁄2 pound sirloin or rib-eye steak, trimmed
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
- 4 (4-inch) whole wheat pita bread rounds, cut in half-moons
- 2 1⁄2 cups mixed salad greens (such as arugula, radicchio and baby spinach leaves)
- 2⁄3 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1⁄2 small red onion, sliced and separated into rings
- 8 cherry tomatoes, halved
Instructions
Herb Yogurt Dressing
- Spoon yogurt into a medium bowl and stir in garlic, parsley, chive and oregano until well blended; set aside.
Sirloin Pita Salad Sandwich
- Rub both sides of steak with salt and pepper. Heat a medium, non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook steak about 6 minutes on each side (for medium) or until desired. Allow steak to rest 5 minutes before cutting into thin slices.
- Warm pita halves in toaster. Into each pita half, spoon 1/4 of the yogurt dressing, mixed salad greens, blue cheese, onion, steak and tomato. Spoon additional yogurt dressing over top.
Notes
Source of recipe: 3-A-Day of Dairy