Azuki Bean And Vegetable Salad In Pita Bread Recipes

AZUKI BEAN AND VEGETABLE SALAD IN PITA BREAD

Steps:

• In a small saucepan combine beans with water to cover by 2 inches and simmer until tender, about 45 minutes for azuki beans or about 15 minutes for lentils. In a sieve drain beans and rinse. Drain beans well and transfer to a bowl.
• In a large saucepan of boiling salted water blanch carrots 1 minute and add broccoli stems. Blanch carrot mixture 2 minutes and drain in sieve. Rinse vegetables under cold water until cool and drain well. Add blanched vegetables to beans with celery, bell pepper, parsley, garlic, and provolone.
• In a small bowl whisk together vinegar and salt and pepper to taste. Add oil in a stream, whisking, and whisk until emulsified. Pour dressing over bean mixture and toss well. Salad may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• Serve salad in pita halves.

PITA BREAD SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Arrange pita wedges in single layer on baking sheet.
• Bake 5 minutes or until lightly toasted; set aside.
• In small bowl stir together oil, vinegar, lemon juice, oregano, garlic, zest, sugar, salt and pepper until well combined.
• In large bowl combine cucumber, tomatoes, chickpeas, onion and pita wedges.
• Pour dressing mixture over vegetable and pita mixture until well coated.
• Cover and refrigerate to allow flavors to blend and bread to soften, at least 30 minutes or overnight.
• Serve at room temperature sprinkled with feta cheese.

FIESTA PITA

Steps:

• Warm the pita in a toaster oven until fragrant, 1 or 2 minutes; cut in half and open up each half. Heat the beans in a small saucepan over medium heat until hot, and mix in the avocado. Divide the bean mixture in half, and fill each half of the pita with half the bean mixture. Top each pita with 1 tablespoon of feta cheese, and add a dash of hot sauce and a teaspoon of chopped fresh cilantro to each.

PITA BREAD SANDWICHES WITH TUNA AND VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Drain the tuna and cut it into bite-size flakes.
• Chop the celery coarsely. There should be about two cups.
• Cut the onion into quarters. Cut each quarter crosswise into thin slices. There should be about two cups.
• Cut each pepper lengthwise into quarters. Cut each quarter crosswise into thin strips. There should be about three cups.
• If desired, peel the cucumber. Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise. Cut each half crosswise into thin slices. There should be about two cups.
• Cut each tomato crosswise in half. Squeeze gently to loosen the seeds; discard them. Cut the tomatoes into cubes. There should be about two cups.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the tuna, celery, onions, green peppers, cucumber, tomatoes and parsley.
• In a separate bowl, combine the anchovy fillets, garlic, vinegar, egg yolk and pepper. Start beating with a wire whisk and gradually add the oil. Beat until thickened.
• Pour the sauce over the tuna mixture and toss to blend. Serve inside rounds of pita bread, each cut in half crosswise.

MEDITERRANEAN VEGETABLE PITAS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk the first six ingredients until blended; if desired, stir in cayenne. Add tomato, cucumber, onion and olives; toss to coat. Refrigerate until serving., To serve, add lettuce to vegetables; toss to combine. Spoon into pita halves; sprinkle with cheese.

GREEN TEA AND AZUKI BEAN BUNDT® CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Beat white sugar, butter, milk, and vegetable oil together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat eggs, 1 at a time, into creamed butter mixture, beating well before adding the next egg.
• Whisk flour, green tea powder, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl; slowly mix into creamed butter mixture until batter is smooth. Fold azuki beans into batter; pour into the prepare tube pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 70 minutes. Cool cake.
• Invert cake onto a serving plate and dust with green tea powder and confectioners' sugar.