Pita Pockets with Cabbage Apple Slaw and Green Chile Dressing (Recipe)

By RoketJSquerl

Ingredients

• Measurements for slaw ingredients are not exact. You can go a little under or over.
• Slaw Ingredients
• 4 cups cabbage, diced
• 2 crispy apples, diced
• 1 large carrot, grated
• 1/4 of a large onion, diced
• Generous 1/4 cup diced dill pickle*
• 3 Tbsp. toasted sunflower seeds*
• 1 Tbsp. minced chives*
• Green Chile Dressing
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise (recipe below) or yogurt
• 1 Tbsp. Dijon style mustard
• juice from half a large lime
• 1 Tbsp. dill pickle brine
• 2 tsp. green chile spice blend
• Pita Bread, halved and open to create pockets

Details

Adapted from mjskitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions

Toast the seeds by placing in a hot skillet over medium low heat, shaking and tossing the seeds around until lightly toasted on both sides.
Place all of the slaw ingredients in a large bowl and toss to combine.
Whisk the dressing ingredients in a small bowl. Pour over slaw and toss to coat.
Serve as a slaw side dish or stuff into the pocket of pita and make a pita sandwich (our favorite).
*Kitchen Notes
Pickles – Use Kosher dill or regular dill and if you don’t like dill, then substitute with sweet pickles.

Sunflower Seeds – Toasted pumpkin seeds, pecans, walnuts can be substitute for the sunflower seeds. Our two favorites are the sunflower seeds and pecans.

Chives – Good substitutes include dill weed, parsley, lovage, or green part of scallions.



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Homemade Mayonnaise Using Immersion Blender
Easily make your own mayonnaise using the immersion blender method shown below and the following ingredients.

Place the following in a 2 cup measuring cup in order listed:

1 medium to large egg at or near room temperature
1 Tbsp. lemon or lime juice or brine from pickled peppers
A pinch or two of sea salt
~ 3/4 cup Avocado oil – add to other ingredients until total reaches the 1 cup mark
Place the immersion blender at the bottom of the cup, turn it on and slowly raise until all of the oil has been incorporated. (See video)