Description
This Sausage pita is made with hot sausage, onion, lettuce, feta cheese, pickled jalapeños, avocado crema and stuffed into a pita.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound hot or sweet Italian sausage, out of casing
- 1/2 red onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon ground pepper
- 3-4 cups shredded lettuce
- Optional toppings: Feta cheese, pickled jalapeños, pickled onion
- 4 pita bread, toasted
- Avocado crema:
- 1 Avocado
- 1/4 plain Greek yogurt
- Juice of 1 lime
- ½ cup cilantro
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- In a large saucepan on medium high heat, add oil and wait for it to shimmer. Add the onion and cook until soft, about 3-5 minutes. Add the sausage and season with garlic powder, onion powder, pepper and salt. Cook the sausage, breaking apart with a wooden spoon, until cooked through, about 10-12 minutes.
- In a food processor, add the avocado, Greek yogurt, cilantro, lime juice, salt and pulse. The avocado crema should be a creamy, thick texture.
- Open the toasted pita with a knife so it becomes a pocket. Spread avocado crema inside. Stuff the shredded lettuce in and top with the cooked sausage, pickled jalapenos, pickled onions, and feta cheese.
Notes
Feel free to mix and match whatever you desire. I loved using feta cheese, pickled jalapeños and shredded lettuce. You could always use sliced apples, shredded cabbage, sliced tomatoes, or parsley.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 625.0
- Sugar: 4.1 g
- Sodium: 1,41.6 mg
- Fat: 39.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 13.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 44.6 g
- Fiber: 3.9 g
- Protein: 23.6 g
- Cholesterol: 85.9 mg
