Gold Coast Delish

Perfect for easy weeknight dinners, just mix and stuff the pitas and lightly pan toast for dinner on the table in 15 minutes.

1 packet pita bread

Ingredients:

Spiced meat filling:

1/2 brown onion, diced.

500g lamb or beef mince (ground meat)

2 garlic cloves , minced

125g crumbled feta

1 tbsp finely chopped parsley

3 tsp ground coriander

3 tsp ground cumin

1 1/2 tsp smoked paprika

3/4 tsp ground allspice (sub mixed spice)

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional for a kick of spice)

1 1/4 tsp cooking/kosher salt

Tahini yogurt dipping sauce :

1 cup plain yogurt

2 tbsp tahini (or Chinese sesame paste, if you have 2 tablespoons of tahini (or Chinese sesame paste, if available)

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 garlic clove

finely grated 1/2 tsp cooking/kosher salt

Method:

1. Cut pita breads down the centre into half moon shapes.
2. Sauté minced garlic and chopped onions in pan until fragrant and translucent.
3. Combine mince, garlic, parsley, feta, coriander, cumin, paprika, allspice, cayenne and salt in a mixing bowl.
4. Stuff pita bread openings with mince mixture.
5. Heat oil in pan and toast pitas for approximately 3 minutes on each side until golden and crispy.
6. Cut pitas halves in half again to make sure mince is fully cooked, if it requires longer you can put them in the oven (or air fryer) for an additional 3 minutes on 180 degrees celcius.
7. In a separate small bowl combine yogurt, tahini, lemon juice, garlic and salt to make the perfect yogurt pairing sauce to dipped your stuffed pitas into.
8. Enjoy!