Providing a nice departure from the ever popular salad option for a healthy lunch or light meal these vegetarian-friendly Cottage Cheese and Salsa Stuffed Pita Sandwiches are hearty and satisfying. And surprisingly easy to modify.You can use your favorite mild, medium or hot salsa, or salsa verde or pico de gallo. With an almost unlimited variety in salsas, you can continuously change up the flavors of these simple sandwiches.
Ingredients:
▢1 cup fat-free cottage cheese
▢1/4 cup diced cucumber
▢1/4 cup salsa or pico de gallo
▢2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
▢1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
▢2 (6-inch) whole wheat pita breads
▢8 Bibb lettuce leaves
Instructions:
Add the cottage cheese, cucumber, salsa, cilantro and cumin to a medium bowl and mix well.
Cut pitas in half and if desired, gently warm in microwave (affiliate link) or toaster oven.
Stuff each pita half with 2 lettuce leaves and 1/4 of the cottage cheese mixture.
Store any leftover cottage cheese mixture in an airtight container in the refrigerator.