Recipes with pita bread, whole wheat

Red pepper hummus blends chickpeas with sweet sauteed red peppers, tahini, lemon, and cumin into a smooth, smoky dip, served with crisp homemade garlic-salt pita chips. A fast, vegan appetizer.

Vegetarian falafel with a clever bake-then-fry hybrid technique: oven-baked first to set, pan-crisped in olive oil to finish. Tucked into pita with cucumber, tomato, and yogurt sauce.

Crispy toasted pita bread with seasoned pinto beans, diced cucumber, tomato and fresh lettuce, easy and tasty.

Crispy pan-fried chickpea burgers with oregano and cumin, tucked into warm pita with a creamy lemon-tahini yogurt sauce. Vegetarian, healthy, and done in 25 minutes.

Absolutely worth the effort of preparation. The chicken tasted so delicious and packed with flavor. No need to order take-out from now on. This homemade tandoori chicken is as yummy as the restaurant one.

This salty spread uses two types of olives and crumbled feta cheese, but no anchovies. Serve on crackers, toasted sliced baguette or pita chips.

Fantastic! Very easy and quick, perfect for a light dinner or healthy appetizer. Low-fat, low-sodium and delicious.

Veggie burgers with lentils, carrots, cashew with a hint of curry.

Homemade vegetable hummus stuffed into whole wheat pita pockets with Monterey Jack cheese, fresh tomato slices, and alfalfa sprouts. A quick vegetarian sandwich ready in 25 minutes using the microwave.

Satay chicken pita pizzas with Thai peanut sauce, sauteed chicken, scallions, and melted provolone. A 28-minute fusion weeknight dinner that turns leftover peanut sauce into individual kid-sized pizzas.

A quick, easy and delicious salad will for sure fill you up with lots of goodness.

Loaded tuna pita pockets stuffed with romaine, tomatoes, bell pepper, carrots, broccoli, and onion tossed with tuna in low-fat ranch. A no-cook 10-minute lunch packed with vegetables and whole-wheat fiber.

Grilled shrimp and scallop kebabs marinated in lemon-garlic olive oil, threaded with mushrooms and scallions, then stuffed into warm whole wheat pita with yogurt and salsa.

Pita pizzas with a fresh spinach-parsley pesto, sweet red bell pepper, and melted mozzarella. Ready in 20 minutes. Lighter and brighter than classic basil pesto pizza.

Insalata pizzas with garlic-mozzarella pita bases topped with dressed greens, grape tomatoes, kalamata olives, and fresh basil. A 20-minute hot-meets-cold vegetarian dinner that eats like pizza and salad in one bite.

Tuna salad pita pockets bound with yogurt and mustard instead of mayo, brightened with fresh dill. A lighter lunch option ready in 10 minutes.