Chicken With Tonnato Sauce In Pita Pockets

Recipe Ingredients

3		Pita breads
1		Tuna - packed in (3-ounce)
		Cut in half crosswise
		Water - drained
6		Lettuce leaves (large)
1/4 cup	59ml	Reduced-calorie mayonnaise
		Rinsed and dried
2 tablespoons	30ml	Nonfat yogurt
3/4 lb	340g / 11oz	Cooked skinless chicken --or
1 1/2 tablespoons	22ml	Defatted reduced-sodium
		Turkey - thinly sliced
		Chicken stock
2		Red bell peppers - roasted
1/2 tablespoon	7.5ml	Fresh lemon juice
		And sliced - or (2) 2.6-oz
1 teaspoon	5ml	Anchovy paste
1		Roasted red peppers
10		Garlic - minced
		Drained - rinsed and
		Sliced
1		Cayenne pepper

Recipe Instructions

In a food processor or blender, combine tuna, mayonnaise, yogurt, chicken stock, lemon juice, anchovy paste, garlic and cayenne; process until smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings. To assemble the sandwiches, line pita halves with lettuce and fill with chicken or turkey, red pepper and a dollop of the tuna mixture. Serves 6.

COMMENTS: Inspired by the northern Italian dish vitello tonnato, or veal in tuna sauce, this sandwich features the unusual combination of chicken or turkey with creamy tuna sauce and roasted peppers.

Source:
Eating Well Magazine - July/August, 1992

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