Feta, cucumber and spinach pita sandwiches

In a small bowl, I mixed 1 small tub of plain Greek yogurt, 1 tablespoon of minced garlic and 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper.

Cover and chill while you make the rest of the recipe.

Then take one English hothouse cucumber, take off skin and chop into thin slices. Place in a large bowl and add 1/4 cup of sun-dried tomatoes(oil packed and drained), one green onion chopped, 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon of olive or grape seed oil and about 6 ounces of fresh baby spinach. Mix well. toss in salt and pepper to season and gently fold in about 2/3 cup of feta cheese.

Take your Pita bread and wrap in foil.

Place in a 350 degree oven for 8-10 min. until warm.

Take the pita bread and slice in half. place a spoonful of the yogurt mixture in each half then top with the salad mixture.

Recipe makes 4 full pita's or 8 halves.

This is a great lunch! It is only about 275 calories per whole pita!

Happy eating y'all!

Sweet and spicy tuna melt

This is a very delicious tuna melt. If you are not that big of a spicy fan, I would still give it a try. I am a spicy fan but I would rate this as a 3 or 4 on a 1-10 spicy meter! This sandwich has so much flavor!

I took a can of sweet & spicy chunk light tuna in oil with peppers. Drained it and placed in a large bowl. I then diced up part of a red onion(however much that you like), and one sweet pepper.

Since the tuna is in oil, there is no need to add mayo etc. But, to give it a little flavor, I added about 1/2 tablespoon of Ranch dressing, a dash of salt and pepper and mixed well.

I then took 2 pieces of bread(I use pepperidge farm 100% German whole wheat), and sprayed one side of each slice with I can't believe its not butter.

Then take one slice of bread)butter side down and place in a pan or a panini press(If you use a pan, take another pan and place on the top of the sandwich, it will help press the sandwich together). top with Tuna mixture, 2 slices of swiss cheese and some fresh spinach.

Top with the other slice of bread. Butter side up and cook on each side for 3-5 min. or until the bread is crispy.

Place on a plate, cut in half and waaaallllllaaaahhhh!

Delicious, healthy tuna melt!

A tuna melt to "MELT" over!

My go to for an easy dinner is some type of panini or sandwich. I also always try to switch it up a little bit. If you ask me......????? Tonight, I hit it out of the park!!! Or should I say "TOUCHDOWN"!!!

I took 2 cans of albacore tuna(drained) and placed in a large bowl. Then I added the following....
1/3 stalk of celery(diced and including the leaves)
1/4 onion(diced)
1 small sweet red pepper(diced)
1 teaspoon of both ranch dressing and mustard
I mixed all of those ingredients up along with a dash of pepper, dried dill weed and season salt.
I took whole wheat cilbata bread(recipe makes 2 sandwiches)and sprayed with I can't believe its not butter(on the sides that will be on the panini press or skillet)
Placed a slice of Swiss cheese, a slice of pre-cooked bacon, the tuna mixture, one campari tomato(sliced) and to top it off........ One fresh basil leaf!!!
Top with the other half of the bread. Place on he panini press or skillet and cook each side for 4-5 min. per side.
Serve with some sweet potato fries and waaallllaaaaahhh! Happy eating y'all!