Snacks and pita dishes come in many forms. The filling can be either completely wrapped in it, or simply slightly covered. How to wrap lavash with filling correctly? There are several ways to do this. Below is a step-by-step guide on how to properly stack pita bread for different dishes and snacks.
How to fold shawarma?
How to properly wrap shawarma in pita bread? First of all, it should be at least 25 cm in diameter. If it is smaller, it will be difficult for you to tighten the product properly. Make sure the lavash you are using is soft. If you took it directly from a package or refrigerator, it is best to quickly warm it in a microwave or in a dry frying pan before use. This will allow the pita bread to become elastic, and you can wrap it around the filling without breaking.
Put a small amount of filling (overfilling can ruin the dish) in a line, leaving more than half of the pita bread free on top and about 5 cm on each side on the sides.
Fold the sides so that they almost touch, but not completely. There should be a distance of a couple of centimeters between them so that part of the filling still peers out. Hold the folded sides of your fingers and gently lift the bottom edge of the pita. Make one revolution over the filling, then twist tight once or twice so that all ingredients are well sealed.
Now that you have learned how to wrap pita bread with shawarma filling, you can be creative and experiment with sauces and toppings.
How to fold pita bread into a flat bundle?
In addition to shawarma, there are many delicious dishes of pita bread. As a filler can be used as meat or chicken, and various vegetables. Such dishes and snacks can be both cold and hot. In the second case, it is most convenient to heat the bundle in a pan, in a sandwich maker or on the grill, and it will be better if it is flat - so the filler will warm up more evenly. How to wrap pita bread with the filling in this way? This can be seen in the example recipe below.
Mexican style rolls
For this hot snack you will need 4 pieces of pita bread. What to wrap in it? You will need the following ingredients:
- half a glass of tomato salsa;
- 200 grams of peeled smoked sausage, sliced;
- 200 grams of lean ricotta;
- young spinach - 80 grams.
Preheat the sandwich or grill. Put pita bread on the desktop in a row. Lubricate with salsa, leaving 1 cm of border at the edges. Lay the sausage in one layer over the sauce. Crush the ricotta on top. Season with pepper and salt. How to wrap stuffed pita bread for this snack? Do it the same way as for cooking shawarma, just try to fold the bundle as flat as possible. This should be easy, because the filling is not voluminous.
Place the filled pita bread with the seam side down in the sandwich maker or on the grill. Cook for 1-2 minutes. Cut in half diagonally. Serve with spinach.
If you don’t have a sandwich maker, preheat the oven to 210 degrees. Put pita bread on a baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the filling is hot.
Lavash rolls
As noted above, there are different ways of wrapping pita bread with a filling. One of the options is very popular for lunch boxes, picnics and parties. These are rolls cut into portions. This appetizer is prepared in just half an hour, and almost everyone loves it. What to wrap in pita bread in this case? Anything can do - sausage, canned fish, slightly salted fish, Korean carrots, cheese and so on. Below is an example on the simplest filling. So you will need:
- pita;
- cream cheese;
- salt;
- several cucumbers, sliced in thin slices.
How to do it?
First of all, put the slices of cucumber in a colander and lightly sprinkle with salt. Make sure they are well mixed, then allow excess fluid to drain into the sink for 10 minutes. Rinse, place on paper towels and dry gently.
Put a piece of pita bread on the table and evenly distribute a little cream cheese on it, leaving one of the short ends empty. Then put the slices of cucumber on the cream cheese.
How to wrap pita bread with a filling in a roll? Start twisting it at the short, filler-filled end. Fold it tightly to prevent air gaps. Cut the roll of cucumber and cream cheese with a sharp bread knife (wipe it between cuts) into 4 equal parts. Serve the snack immediately or store in the refrigerator for several hours.
Other filler options
Sweet filling:
- 2 l Art. favorite peanut butter or paste;
- a pinch of poppy;
- 1 peeled banana.
Chicken Filling:
- 2 l Art. fried pepper;
- 5-6 slices of cooked chicken breast;
- a handful of arugula or spinach;
- 2 slices of cheese;
- 3-4 thin slices of tomato
- 10 slices of olives;
- chopped red onions;
- any refueling.
Mediterranean filling:
- 2 tbsp. l Hummus
- 1 cucumber;
- 1 tomato, sliced crosswise;
- chopped avocado quarters;
- a quarter cup of canned chickpeas;
- a glass of young leaf lettuce;
- a quarter cup of pitted olives;
- 1 tbsp. l favorite refueling.
Vegetable:
- 2 tbsp. l guacamole or mashed avocado with lime juice and salt;
- a quarter cup of cooked quinoa;
- a quarter cup of canned black beans (without liquid);
- 2 tbsp. l corn kernels;
- half a glass of chopped cabbage or salad;
- 2 tbsp. l cooked salsa.
Rainbow appetizer in pita bread
You can cook thin pita bread stuffed with vegetables. As a filler, any vegetables that you have at hand can be added. This appetizer will be great to take with you for lunch on the go, and it is filled with nutrients that help keep your body healthy. In addition, children will really like it, because it looks beautiful and bright. In total, you will need:
- 1 thin large pita bread;
- a quarter cup of hummus;
- 1 pinch of black sesame seeds (optional)
- vegetables of different colors.
You will need a small handful of each type of vegetable:
- red (e.g. chopped red bell peppers);
- orange (e.g. chopped carrots);
- yellow (canned corn);
- greens (chopped avocado, fresh seedlings or cucumber);
- violet (grated purple cabbage).
How to make a bright snack?
Put one sheet of pita bread on a flat surface. Using an oil knife, evenly distribute the hummus over its surface. Sprinkle the vegetables on top in the following order: red, orange, yellow, green, purple. Sprinkle with black sesame seeds (optional).
Close both sides of the pita bread around the vegetables. Tie a thread in two places (as shown in the figure) and enjoy an open snack (in the taco style). If desired, vegetables can be sprinkled with tahini (or with a sauce of lemon, garlic and tahini). This is absolutely not necessary, but can be a nice addition.
Bright fillings options
What to wrap in pita bread to get a bright rainbow? You can use one of the following options.
Red products:
- A tomato.
- Red pepper.
- Chilli.
Orange:
- Sweet potato.
- Pumpkin.
- Spaghetti from the zucchini.
- Carrot.
- Orange pepper.
Yellow:
- Corn.
- Yellow pepper.
- Yellow zucchini.
White:
- Cauliflower.
- Tofu
- Bow.
- Potatoes.
- Mushrooms.
- Fig.
Greens:
- Avocado.
- Seedlings.
- Leaf lettuce.
- Green pepper.
- Peas.
- Cucumber.
- Broccoli.
- Zucchini.
- Asparagus.
Violet:
- Red cabbage.
- Beet.
- Red onion.
- Eggplant.
Pink:
Basics and fillings for wrapping:
- Hummus.
- Quinoa.
- Fig.
- Tahini (cream dressing from sesame seeds).
- Avocado (pulp).
- Guacamole.
- Sesame seeds (white or black).
Filling Examples
You can make such a bright rainbow in pita bread using cherry tomatoes (red), chopped carrots (orange), chopped bell peppers (yellow), cauliflower (white), sunflower seedlings (green), grated purple cabbage over garlic hummus.
Another good version of the snack can be made from sweet pepper (red), chopped carrots (orange), corn (yellow), alfalfa seedlings (white), avocado (green), cucumber (green), grated purple cabbage and sprinkled black sesame seeds on top garlic hummus.
The third option can be made from cherry tomatoes (red), baked sweet potatoes (orange), corn (yellow), cucumber (light green), lettuce (dark green), boiled beets (purple) with black sesame seeds.
Fried envelopes
How to wrap pita bread stuffed with envelope? This is actually not at all difficult. As a filling, you can use a combination of the following products:
- tuna, cheese, salt and pepper;
- potatoes and vegetable stew;
- rice and curry sauce;
- meat or fish and any other fillers.
For sweet toppings, you can also use anything. Sliced bananas with mango puree or cream sliced strawberries are some of the many combinations available. The rule is that the filling is not too dry or too watery (in both sweet and savory versions).
Put a few spoons of the selected filler in the middle of the pita. Now fold one edge down (top), then place a slightly damp mixture on the right end and fold it to the left. Repeat this on the opposite edge, then cover the bottom with a damp mixture and wrap it up. You should get a square bundle.
Now that you have folded the envelope of pita bread with the filling, place it with the suture side on the bottom of the heated pan with a small amount of oil and fry on low heat for four minutes on each side so that the cold filling warms up enough.