- Level: Intermediate
- Total: 55 min
- Active: 40 min
- Yield: 5 sandwiches
- Level: Intermediate
- Total: 55 min
- Active: 40 min
- Yield: 5 sandwiches
Ingredients
Whipped Feta:
Ground Beef:
Salad:
Sandwiches:
Directions
- For the whipped feta: Add the garlic, feta, Greek yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, sumac, salt and pepper to a food processor. Blend until smooth. Taste and add more salt, pepper or lemon juice as needed. Chill until ready to use.
- For the ground beef: Add the beef, onion, parsley, garlic powder, cumin, salt, cinnamon and pepper to a large mixing bowl. Mix to combine, ideally with your hands, to fully distribute each ingredient.
- In a large cast-iron or heavy-bottomed stainless steel pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat until hot and shimmering. Add the meat mixture and sear, stirring occasionally, until the beef is just cooked through, 7 to 9 minutes. Taste for seasoning and add more as needed. Set aside.
- For the salad: In a mason jar, add the olive oil, vinegar, honey, mustard, salt and pepper. Shake to emulsify. Add the cucumber, romaine, onion and herbs to a large bowl and toss with the vinaigrette. Taste for seasoning and add more as needed.
- For the sandwiches: Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
- Brush the pitas with the oil and sprinkle with the za'atar. Wrap the pitas in aluminum foil and warm in the oven until warm, about 10 minutes.
- Split the warmed pitas and fill first with the sauce, then the ground beef, then the salad. (Rewarm the ground beef before assembling if needed.)
