Curried Beef Pitas with Cucumber Sauce

Name: Curried Beef Pitas with Cucumber Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings (1-1/2 cups sauce).
Ingredients: 1 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt; 1 cup finely chopped peeled cucumber; 1 tablespoon minced fresh mint; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 teaspoons snipped fresh dill; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 1/4 teaspoon salt; PITAS:; 1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean); 1 small onion, chopped; 1 medium Golden Delicious apple, finely chopped; 1/4 cup raisins; 2 teaspoons curry powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 8 whole wheat pita pocket halves

A good friend gave me this recipe when I first got married. I was a bit apprehensive to try it since the ingredients weren't that familiar to me, but, years later, it's now one of our family favorites. —Shannon Koene, Blacksburg, Virginia

Ingredients

1 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt
1 cup finely chopped peeled cucumber
1 tablespoon minced fresh mint
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons snipped fresh dill
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
PITAS:
1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
1 small onion, chopped
1 medium Golden Delicious apple, finely chopped
1/4 cup raisins
2 teaspoons curry powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 whole wheat pita pocket halves

Directions

In a small bowl, mix the first seven ingredients. Refrigerate until serving.
In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. Add apple, raisins, curry powder and salt; cook until apple is tender, stirring occasionally. Serve in pita halves with sauce.

Nutrition Facts

2 filled pita halves with 1/3 cup sauce: 429 calories, 11g fat (4g saturated fat), 71mg cholesterol, 686mg sodium, 50g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 6g fiber), 36g protein.

Originally published as Curried Beef Sandwiches in Simple & Delicious August/September 2013