Sunflower Crunch Pockets
Bring the inside outside and enjoy a casual, colorful meal with your friends and family. Mini pitas for kids or full-sized pitas for adults, these pockets of crunchy greens, fruits and veggies will earn smiles with each bite. Kids will love the natural sweetness from the apples and dried cherries combined with the crunch from the DOLE® Chopped Sunflower Salad Kit and carrots. Serve them completed or prep the ingredients and invite everyone to make their own!
Ingredients
- 1 DOLE® Chopped Sunflower Crunch Kit
- 1 cup cooked white beans
- 1/2 cup chopped DOLE® Carrots
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1/4 teaspoon chopped fresh chives
- 8 thin DOLE® Apple slices
- 4, 4-inch pita breads
Directions
- Toss together salad, dressing, and toppings from kit, then set side.
- Combine white beans, carrots, walnuts, olive oil, lemon peel, and chives.
- Cut off the top quarter from top of pitas. Slip two apple slices into each pocket. Fill pocket with prepared salad. Spoon in the white bean mixture and serve or wrap tightly in plastic wrap until ready to eat.
Tips & tricks
Substitute the apple slices with pear in the fall, or in the summer, use peach.