Middle Eastern · Lunch
Grilled Meat Sandwich (Low-Calorie)
Grilled chicken thigh, trimmed of visible fat and marinated in lemon, garlic and warm spices, is charred on a grill pan, then sliced and tucked into a small pita with lettuce, tomato, cucumber and a light yogurt-tahini sauce.
$4
15 minsPrep
10 minsCook
25 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
384Calories
38.2gProtein
13.9gFat
29.6gCarbs
4.3gSugar
3.9gFiber
486mgSodium
161mgChol
3.1gSat Fat
610mgPotassium
110mgCalcium
3.4mgIron
0.6mcgVitamin B12
14mgVitamin C
low-calorie
protein-rich
low-calorie
Instructions
1
Prep
Whisk lemon juice, garlic, cumin, smoked paprika, olive oil and salt together, then coat the chicken thigh fully.
2
Wait
Refrigerate the chicken, covered, for 20 minutes.
3
Heat
Grill the chicken on medium-high heat for 4 to 5 minutes per side until charred and no longer pink inside, then rest 5 minutes and slice.
4
Plate
Warm the pita briefly, fill with lettuce, tomato, cucumber and chicken, then drizzle with yogurt-tahini sauce mixed with remaining lemon juice.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 12 oz340g boneless, skinless chicken thigh, trimmed of visible fat
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 clove2 clove garlic
- 1 tsp1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp1 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp2 tsp olive oil
- 22 small pita (about 2 oz/57g), split open
- 1/2 cup50g lettuce
- 44 tomato slices
- 66 cucumber slices
- 4 tbsp60g plain yogurt
- 4 tsp4 tsp tahini
- 2 tsp2 tsp lemon juice, for the sauce
- 2 pinch2 pinch salt
