Roasted Vegetable Pita With Creamy Feta Dressing

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup eggplant, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1/2 cup chickpeas (optional)
• 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (you may use green)
• 1 small onion, cut in 1/2-inch pieces
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1 large tomato, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1/4 cup basil leaves, shredded
• 2 -4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano (or 1/2 tsp dried)
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme (or 1/4 tsp dried)
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 2 -4 pita pockets, halves
• 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 4 tablespoons milk (soy is okay)
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 -4 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 -1 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 4 teaspoons fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried dill

Recipe

• 1 prepare and cut the vegetables. combine in a mixing bowl all of the above ingredients, except the tomatoes, basil leaves, dressing, and pita halves. you may leave the chickpeas out, if you wish.
• 2 toss vegetable mixture to lightly glaze the vegetables with olive oil.
• 3 spoon vegetable mixture a broiler pan or cookie sheet coated with nonstick cooking spray. broil 5 minutes, add tomatoes and basil leaves to vegetable mixture and stir. baste with additional marinade and broil for an additional 5 minutes or until vegetables are just tender and lightly browned. tomatoes and basil should be just warmed; if you prefer the tomato softer, add with vegetable mixture at the beginning.
• 4 prepare the dressing while vegetables are broiling.
• 5 divide the vegetable mixture evenly between pita halves. drizzle with creamy feta dressing. serve.
• 6 creamy feta dressing:.
• 7 combine all ingredients except the dill into a blender and blend until smooth.
• 8 scrape the sides of the blender as needed. add more milk as needed to get a consistency that is rather thin and pourable.
• 9 pour into a bowl and sir in dill. add more lemon juice if a tangier taste is preferred. enjoy! this makes enough for 2-4 servings.