Recipe: Super Salad Pitas with Garlic and Herb Dressing

SUPER SALAD PITAS
One of the tastiest ways to give your children their favorite vegetables is in a pocket bread.

For this, your kids can help out. When you return from the market with an assortment of lettuces and vegetables, have the kids wash all the dark-leaf lettuce before putting it away.

All you will need to add for a super salad pita is some feta or cottage cheese and a tablespoon of dressing. My kids like this homemade herb variety. For a less drippy sandwich, try tossing the vegetables with the dressing before putting them in the pocket.

GARLIC AND HERB DRESSING

1 cup sunflower or peanut oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
2 teaspoons dried dill weed
1 teaspoon dried chives or 1 tablespoon fresh, chopped
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup cider vinegar

Mix 1/4 cup of the oil in a blender or food processor with all of the ingredients except the vinegar. Add the vinegar and another 1/4 cup of the oil and process for a few seconds.

With the blender or processor running, slowly pour in the remaining oil until it is incorporated completely and the dressing is creamy. Store in a covered jar in the refrigerator.

adapted from a recipe by Rebecca Lazear Okrent