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Crunchy carrot pittas

Nutritional Inform ation (am ount per serv ing)
Ca l or i es
3 1 5 k ca l

Ca r bs
3 6 .3 g

Su ga r
5 .9 g

Fa t
1 3 .6 g

Sa t u r a t es
1 .9 g

Pr ot ei n
8 .3 g

Ser v es 6 A ppr ox t i m e: 6 0 Di ffi cu l t y : su per ea sy

Ingredients
6 m ediu m ca r r ot s
a bu n ch of fr esh
cor ia n der
2 t a blespoon s sesa m e
seeds
1 t a blespoon poppy
seeds
6 w h olem ea l pit t a s
1 or a n g e
2 lem on s
ex t r a v ir g in oliv e oil
sea sa lt
fr esh ly g r ou n d bla ck
pepper

Method
If you're bored of s andw iches , then thes e s tuffed pittas are the bes t alternative.
They're perfect for pack ed lunches and there's no excus e for them not to be delicious
give thes e a go, then experim ent w ith your ow n favourite flavour com binations .
1 . Pr eh ea t t h e ov en t o 1 3 0 C/2 5 0 F /g a s .
2 . Use a Y -sh a ped peeler t o peel t h e ca r r ot s on a ch oppin g boa r d.
3 . Pick t h e cor ia n der lea v es a n d fin ely ch op t h em , disca r din g t h e st a lk s.
4 . Pla ce a sm a ll n on -st ick fr y in g pa n on a m ediu m h ea t , a dd t h e seeds a n d lea v e
t h em t o t oa st for 3 t o 4 m in u t es, or u n t il lig h t ly g olden , t ossin g r eg u la r ly , t h en
t ip t h em in t o a sa la d bow l.
5 . Coa r sely g r a t e t h e ca r r ot s u sin g a box g r a t er , t h en a dd t h em t o t h e sa la d bow l
a lon g w it h t h e cor ia n der lea v es.
6 . Pop t h e pit t a s on t o a ba k in g t r a y a n d in t o t h e ov en for a few m in u t es t o w a r m
t h r ou g h .
7 . T o m a k e t h e dr essin g , u se a m icr opla n e t o fin ely g r a t e t h e zest of t h e or a n g e,
t h en a dd it t o a sm a ll m ix in g bow l.
8 . Cu t t h e or a n g e in h a lf a n d squ eeze in t h e ju ice, ca t ch in g a n y pips w it h y ou r
h a n d.
9 . Cu t t h e lem on s in h a lf a n d squ eeze in t h e ju ice fr om 1 lem on s, t h en a dd 5
t a blespoon s of ex t r a v ir g in oliv e oil.
1 0 . A dd a t in y pin ch of sa lt a n d pepper , t h en m ix w ell w it h a for k .
1 1 . Pou r t h e dr essin g in t o t h e sa la d bow l a n d t oss ev er y t h in g t og et h er w ell,
a ddin g a squ eeze m or e lem on ju ice if y ou t h in k it n eeds it .
1 2 . Use ov en g lov es t o r em ov e t h e pit t a s fr om t h e ov en , t h en ser v e w it h t h e
zin g y sa la d a n d som e h om em a de h ou m ou s a n d let ev er y on e st u ff a n d bu ild t h eir

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ow n pit t a s.
Ja m i e's T i p: If y ou w a n t t o t u r n t h is sa la d in t o m or e of a m a in m ea l, t r y
a ddin g som e t h in ly sliced or a n g e, a few slices of g r illed ch ick en , or a lit t le fet a or
g oa t 's ch eese cr u m bled ov er t h e t op.
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