Recipe: Pizza Salad Pita Pockets

PIZZA SALAD PITA POCKETS

3 (6-inch) white or whole wheat pitas
6 leaves romaine lettuce
8 cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 (13 3/4 ounce) can artichoke hearts, packed in water, well drained & quartered
1 ounce pepperoni slices, cut in half
1/2 cup pizza sauce
1/4 cup grated low-fat mozzarella cheese
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the cherry tomatoes, red onion, mushrooms, artichoke hearts, pepperoni, pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, vinegar and garlic powder. Warm in the microwave for 1 minute.

Cut each pita in half and warm in the microwave, about 30 seconds.

Stuff each with a lettuce leaf; fill each pita with the pizza salad and serve.

Servings: 3
Source: Wheat Foods Council