Here's a healthy dinner on the go, an easy sandwich you can pack up and take in the car when you're rushing the kids off to soccer or band. It's also a quick favorite when the adults just want to hang out on the deck on Saturday night with a pitcher of sangria on the side.
| Prep Time: | 20 minutes |
| Ready in: | 30 minutes |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
| Ease of Prep: | Easy |
| Recipe Ingredients | |
| 1/4 cup lemon juice | |
| 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil | |
| 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard | |
| 1/4 teaspoon salt , or to taste | |
| Freshly ground pepper to taste | |
| 1 pound top round steak , 1 1/2 inches thick, trimmed | |
| 4 cups romaine lettuce , chopped | |
| 1 medium cucumber , diced | |
| 1 large tomato , diced | |
| 8 4-inch whole-wheat pitas or four 8-inch pitas, split open (see Tip) | |
Recipe Directions
- Position rack in upper third of oven; preheat broiler.
- Whisk lemon juice, oil, mustard, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Place steak in a shallow dish and pour half the dressing over it. Let marinate at room temperature, turning once, for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare the salad by adding lettuce, cucumber and tomato to the remaining dressing in the bowl; toss to coat.
- Transfer the meat to a broiling pan. Broil for 5 minutes on each side for medium-rare, or until it reaches desired doneness. Transfer to a cutting board, let rest for 3 minutes, then slice thinly against the grain. Mix the meat with the salad and fill each pita. Serve immediately.
Tip: Warm pitas on the bottom rack of the oven while the steak is broiling.
Health Advantages: high fiber, low sat fat, high potassium, heart healthy.
| Nutrition Information | ||||||||
| Servings Per Recipe: 4 | ||||||||
| Amount Per serving | ||||||||
| Calories: | 410 cal | Carbohydrate Servings: | 2 | |||||
| Carbohydrates: | 37 g | Dietary Fiber: | 6 g | Cholesterol: | 74 mg | |||
| Fat: | 16 g | Sodium: | 534 mg | Saturated Fat: | 3 g | |||
| Protein: | 33 g | Potassium: | 798 mg | Monounsaturated Fat: | 8 g | |||
| Nutrition Bonus: | Vitamin A (70% daily value), Selenium (66% dv), Vitamin C (45% dv), Folate (29% dv), Iron (25% dv), Magnesium (20% dv). | |||||||
| Exchanges: | 2 starch, 1 vegetable, 4 lean meat, 2 fat | |||||||





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