Delicious and varied cold snacks are prepared from pita bread, which not only decorate the festive table, but also delight with excellent taste. In addition, they are very nutritious and easily digestible (depending on the filling). Special skill and culinary experience for cooking is not required, it all depends on your addictions and efforts.
A classic and quick dish that is done in literally a few minutes is pita bread with cheese and herbs. This versatile snack is often found in oriental cuisine. Today in almost any cafe and fast food you can order this amazing dish, stuffed with various ingredients for every taste. The snack recipe is straightforward and completely understandable even to a novice hostess.
Than they do not stuff thin pita bread: meat, vegetables, fish, canned goods, mushrooms, red caviar, slightly salted salmon, cheese and Korean salads. Very tasty is a pie of pita bread with cheese. Any recipe involves the use of various sauces: tomato, egg, sour cream or garlic.
Pita bread can also be filled with sweet foods: fruits, berries, chocolate, etc. Recipes from this thin layer of dough have gained worldwide popularity and relevance. In our article, we will describe in detail all the nuances of their preparation and demonstrate bright and “tasty” photographs of dishes. So, let's get started!
Recipe number 1: pita bread with cheese and herbs
The composition of the snack: one layer of Armenian pita bread, butter (20 grams), cheese (preferably hard) - about two hundred grams, dill and cilantro.
The key to amazing taste is the freshness of the products - take care of this. We spread the oil in advance from the refrigerator, then grease it with a baking layer. The second stage is the shredding of greens. This fortified product is finely chopped with a knife and set aside. The third stage is rubbing the cheese.
Pour cheese and herbs over butter, gently twist into a tube and cut into portioned slices. We send pita bread with cheese and herbs to the oven and stand for several minutes - until the cheese is melted. Depending on preferences - pieces can be fried in a pan or heated in the microwave. The most important thing is not to dry the dough. Great for breakfast with coffee or tea.
Recipe number 2: with cream cheese and sausage
Ingredients: pita bread, cream cheese, any greens, raw smoked sausage (two hundred grams), two pickled cucumbers and mayonnaise (to taste, can be replaced with sour cream).
Buy better prepared processed Viola or President processed cheese, or you can use ordinary processed Friendship type processed cheese. Take the quantity of the product as you wish. Lubricate the dough abundantly with cheese paste, sausage sliced with cubes with cucumber and chopped herbs is placed on it - everything is covered with mayonnaise and curled into a roll. We send it for half an hour to the refrigerator so that the pita bread with sausage and cheese is better soaked and becomes more aromatic and tender. This is a great dish for those who do not like to experiment.
Recipe number 3: with cream cheese, canned fish and garlic
For the filling: two fresh tomatoes, cream cheese (one hundred grams), canned tuna, garlic (one clove), stewed zucchini (to taste), tomato paste (several tablespoons), parsley, canned corn (two large spoons), olives.
We conditionally divide the test layer into four zones, each with a different filling. We cover one half of pita bread with cream cheese, and the second with tomato paste or ketchup. As a result, we will get portioned envelopes with filling.
On the first square, coated with cheese, put the stewed zucchini with chopped parsley. On the second - with tomato paste - spread the tuna and olives. The third - for cream cheese - corn with tomatoes (sliced in circles). Fourth - on tomato paste - roasted garlic. Cover with a second layer of pita bread and fry. Then cut into small squares and serve pita bread with fish and cheese in a warm form with any sauce. The original snack will undoubtedly be the decoration of any table.
Recipe number 4: with cream cheese and cilantro
Products: two Armenian pita bread, cheese (one hundred grams) and a bunch of cilantro.
We crumble greens. Cut the layers into 4 parts (small squares) and grease with cream cheese for juiciness, add a little garlic (for piquancy). Put cilantro in the center, curl it up and fry in vegetable oil. Your family will appreciate fried pita bread with melted cheese.
Recipe number 5: pita pie
This dish does not take much time and effort. It will require: two sheets of thin pita bread, three eggs, tomato paste (dessert spoon), sour cream (two hundred grams), Suluguni cheese (at least three hundred grams), boiled potatoes (4 pcs.), Dill.
We cut in advance boiled potatoes, mix it with chopped dill. Add chopped cheese to the mass. We prepare the baking dish - grease it with oil, place two layers of dough (one on top of each other) at once, the edges of which should hang down.
We spread half the filling in the center, cover it with the edges of one pita bread and fill it with an egg mixture (mix tomato paste, eggs and sour cream). Put the rest of the products on top and hide them under the second layer of dough. And finally - pour pouring and send to the oven for 40 minutes. Baked pita pie with cheese and potatoes will surprise you with aroma and pleasant taste.
Recipe number 6: with mushroom filling
Ingredients: lightly fried mushrooms (a glass), cheese (three hundred grams), a bunch of dill and cilantro, a little low-calorie mayonnaise and three thin layers of dough.
Grease the first sheet with mayonnaise sauce, sprinkle with chopped herbs and cover with a second sheet. On top of the second layer lay a little mayonnaise, fried mushrooms. And on the last, third, layer of dough, greased with sauce, put the grated cheese. Carefully turn into a tube and put in the refrigerator for a couple of hours - for impregnation. Before serving, pita bread with mushrooms and cheese, cut into small pieces.
Recipe number 7: a snack on a quick hand
In 10 minutes you will be able to create a satisfying and original dish - pita bread with cheese in an egg. And how this is done, we will tell you. Cook the following foods: egg, cheese (optional), some vegetable oil, and dill.
Cut the transverse ribbons from the dough sheet. On each we put small slices of cheese and turn in a few turns. Dip in a beaten egg and fry. A quick snack for busy people.
Recipe number 8: Lamaggio (baked pita bread with chicken)
You need to take chicken fillet, about three hundred grams (depending on the number of people), tomato paste (for lubrication), cheese - one hundred grams, spicy spices: black pepper, hops-suneli. For those who like a little sharper, you can add chili.
Finely chop the fillet and mix with seasonings. Grease the dough sheet with paste or ketchup. Spread chicken and cover with grated cheese. Cut into two parts and turn into a roll. We put on a baking sheet, greased with oil, and bake for five minutes at 180C. Pita bread with chicken and cheese served to the broth or shurpe.
Recipe No. 9: a dish of Armenian lavash with meat filling and cheese
Ingredients: three layers of prepared pita bread, ground beef (half a kilogram), processed cheese (one hundred grams), onions, carrots, fresh tomatoes (2 pcs.), Garlic, herbs (dill, lettuce) and mayonnaise.
Strain the onion until golden brown, add the grated carrot to it. After a few minutes, add minced meat, salt and pepper to the vegetable mixture. Simmer until tender.
During this time, cut into circles the tomatoes and chop the dill. And make garlic dressing: combine mayonnaise with squeezed garlic. The next stage we will have is the formation of the dish.
Grease a sheet of pita bread with garlic sauce, spread a half of the meat filling on it with an even layer and sprinkle with dill. We smear the second layer with cream cheese, and spread the remaining minced meat with vegetables on top.
On the mass we put green lettuce leaves, tomatoes and fill with mayonnaise. Cover with a third sheet, which is smeared with cream cheese. We turn it into a roll and put it in the refrigerator for about 40 minutes. Delicious pita bread with cream cheese and minced meat is perfect for lunch or dinner.
Recipe number 10: roll with curd cheese and salmon
To prepare it, you will need the following set of products: a sheet of ready-made dough, slightly salted salmon (trout) - half a kilogram, cottage cheese (two hundred grams), processed cheese (one hundred grams), green onions and parsley.
Pita bread with curd cheese and red fish is one of the favorite cold snacks of most people. In this case, we will use 2 grades of cheese - it will be even tastier. Cut the white bases from the green onions and chop the feathers. Finely chop a bunch of parsley and mix with parsley.
We take a sheet of Armenian pita bread and apply cream cheese evenly in the center. Lubricate the edges of the dough with curd cheese and sprinkle with chopped herbs. We cut salmon into thin plates or strips.
We lay the fish in a checkerboard pattern, while we do not touch the upper part and base of the formation. We turn into a tight roll. Cut into small circles and serve to the table, sprinkled with dill and garnished with a slice of lemon. Festive pita bread with fish and cheese is an excellent alternative to banal sandwiches and sausage slices.
Recipe number 11: a nutritious snack with carrots, cheese and herbs
This dish is perfect for lunch or afternoon tea. It is caloric enough to provide the body with the necessary energy and give strength for the whole working day. It is prepared quickly from the available components. Moreover, he is not ashamed to serve it to the festive table. Let's get started, for this we need: one pita bread, several medium carrots, cheese - two hundred grams (you can take smoked), herbs to taste and a little light mayonnaise.
Stages of preparation:
- grate cheese;
- we do the same with carrots;
- mix two products and add mayonnaise - for lovers of spicy food you can season a lot of garlic;
-distribute the filling on the surface of the sheet, season with chopped herbs and twist into a roll;
- cut into small slices, send pita bread with carrots and cheese to the refrigerator for half an hour.
Here's how quickly, without much expense and effort, an original appetizer is prepared.
Recipe number 12: pita bread with cheese and herbs, seasoned with crab sticks
The composition of the dish: two hundred gram pack of crab meat, three eggs, cottage cheese (two hundred grams), two Armenian pita bread, a bunch of dill, a little mayonnaise.
Cut each layer into 2 parts - in the end you will get 4 sheets. On the first we apply cottage cheese, top with chopped dill. Lubricate the second one with cheese and sprinkle with grated crab meat. Grease the third cake with plenty of cheese and sprinkle with grated boiled eggs.
Apply mayonnaise and finely chopped dill to the last loaf. We turn it into a tube so that it soaks faster, and removes it in a cold place. After an hour, we get a snack, cut into neat circles and put them on a Chinese green salad.
Recipe number 13: a delicious pie with dried apricots and prunes from pita bread
A sweet dessert takes literally 7 minutes, but despite the speed, it turns out delicious in taste, very soft, with a pleasant acidity. Your guests will not be able to determine what it is made of. Choose only fresh pita bread. You will also need a pound of sour cream, a large spoonful of flour, two eggs, two hundred grams of dried apricots and prunes, granulated sugar (to taste).
Cooking method:
- soak dried fruits in boiling water;
-beat eggs with sugar, sour cream and flour until smooth;
-divide the reservoir into 2 parts;
- on the first half we apply sour cream-egg mixture - cover with a second sheet;
-Put into shape;
- put steamed dried fruits on the second part of pita bread (can be cut);
- pour cream mass;
- Cover with foil and bake for half an hour at 220 ° C;
- 5 minutes before cooking, remove the foil and let the cake brown.
We have offered you unique and delicious recipes for every day. In fact, there are lots of different fillings, it all depends on the imagination of the cook and taste preferences. Note hostesses and all lovers of cooking, we give a list of popular products that can be stuffed with lavash:
-with cheese and garlic - a classic option, suitable for a morning meal;
-with cottage cheese, herbs and garlic - a great snack;
- it tastes good with Adyghe cheese, Korean carrots and parsley;
- it goes well with canned fish in oil, you can add cilantro, grated cheese and mayonnaise to the same - the taste of the dish resembles the Mimosa salad;
- A more satisfying version of the filling of ham, garlic and cheese - a male snack;
-calorie and nutritious dish with the addition of fried meat, gherkins, onions, sweet pepper and mayonnaise (fresh tomatoes and olives are used as decoration);
- stuffed with minced meat and beans;
- hepatic paste will add piquancy to the test;
-light version of cheese and various greens.
For those on a diet, you can advise pita bread with cheese. The recipe is quite simple: it consists of lean cheese, vegetables and herbs. In addition, Armenian pita bread is often used as a sweet dessert, filling it with various sweets. Your kids will be delighted with such a delicious treat. Here are some original options.
Sweet rolls
Ingredients: a two-hundred-gram packet of cottage cheese, sour cream (one hundred grams), a sheet of thin pita bread, a bag of vanillin, granulated sugar (amount at will). Dried fruits will also be required: large raisins, prunes, dried apricots. Some use candied fruits and nuts.
Mix cottage cheese with vanilla, sugar, sour cream and dried fruits. Distribute the mass around the perimeter of the formation, and then roll it into a roll - cool. When serving rolls, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Healthy sweet lavash dessert with pumpkin
Vitaminized and light snack with a pleasant taste. Harvest pumpkin (five hundred grams), in equal proportions almonds, cashews and walnuts, raisins (to taste), one chicken egg, a little cinnamon, vanilla and sugar.
Peel the pumpkin, grate it, mix with sugar, nuts, cinnamon and raisins softened in boiling water. We cover the dough sheet with this mass, roll up the roll. Spread our billet on a baking sheet, grease with a beaten egg and bake for 15 minutes. A low-calorie meal can be consumed during fasting and fasting days.
Sweet creative dessert with nuts and condensed milk
If guests suddenly come, then this peerless roll will save you. We need: a can of boiled condensed milk (you can cook it yourself), a glass of walnuts, softened butter (one hundred grams) and one layer of pita bread, only thin.
Grind the nuts with a rolling pin, combine them with butter and condensed milk. Apply a thick layer to the baking dish, turn it into a tight roll and let it brew for a few minutes. We serve tea - you’ll lick your fingers.
Lavash strudel
This method of preparing strudel will amaze you with its lightness and aroma. The main thing is that the hostess will not have to bother with the dough and wait for it to “fit”. Everything ingenious, as they say, is simple! Write down or remember a unique recipe: two large apples, two layers of Armenian lavash, cottage cheese (pack), raisins (one hundred grams), butter (for lubrication), ground cinnamon, vanilla, sugar and two large spoons of sunflower seeds - fried and peeled.
Peel the apples, cut into thin slices and fry in butter. Add sugar, vanilla and cinnamon during frying. Cooking fruits is necessary until they become soft.
Lubricate the first layer of dough with butter, cover with a second sheet. Apply stuffing from cottage cheese and raisins. Put fried apples with sunflower seeds on top. Roll into a tight roll, pour sweet syrup or water and bake for 10 minutes. Believe me, this pie is distinguished by excellent taste.
Experiment, fantasize with fillings, put them together and delight your family. You can prepare truly delicious dishes from thin Armenian pita bread, which will be highly appreciated even by the most demanding gourmet. By the way, some restaurants serve peerless envelopes from Armenian lavash stuffed with sweet and salty products.
Experienced chefs make original baskets from this plain piece of dough and fill them with ice cream, cream and protein cream. The top of the cakes is decorated with chocolate chips, nuts, syrup and honey.