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Pizza pitta faces recipe
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Pizza pitta faces recipe

7 ingredients 4 steps nhs_uk
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

325
Calories
13g
Protein
11g
Fat
47g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 wholemeal pitta breads
  • 4 teaspoons tomato purée
  • 1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs
  • 8 thin cucumber slices
  • 6 cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 yellow or red pepper, deseeded and sliced crossways
  • 40g reduced-fat cheese, grated

Directions

1

Preheat the grill. Or if you prefer, cook these in an oven preheated to 180C (fan 160C, gas mark 4) for 8-10 minutes.

2

Spread 1 teaspoon of tomato purée over one side of each pitta bread. Sprinkle with the dried mixed herbs.

3

Arrange the cucumber and halved tomatoes on the pittas to resemble eyes, halved tomatoes for the noses, the sliced pepper to look like eyebrows and mouths, and the grated cheese for hair or beards. Place on the grill rack.

4

Grill for 4 to 5 minutes. Cool for a few moments, then serve. Information: You could use white pitta breads, although the wholemeal ones give you more fibre.

Recipe sourced from nhs_uk

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