In the culinary of many nations lavash is used - Armenian bread. This flour-like product, thin as parchment, arose on ancient Armenian soil more than 6 thousand years ago, after which it spread everywhere.

In many countries, this bread is eaten as a side dish, an ingredient for the preparation of various rolls and other dishes.

The true version of pita bread is unlikely to be prepared in the city kitchen, because traditionally it is baked in tandoor at a temperature of + 300 ° C and above. Researchers believe that this unique technology of cooking it in antiquity helped travelers to keep this product edible for a huge amount of time.

In the article you will learn variations of recipes for preparing dishes with pita bread, optimally suitable for lunch at work or school, a picnic in nature, a snack at home instead of bored sandwiches.

Pita with eggs and herbs

This is a very simplified version of pies without fuss with kneading dough and without spending a lot of time.

Ingredients:

• pita: 2 pcs.;
• green onions, spinach: 1 bunch;
• eggs: 5 pcs.;
• sour cream: 100 g;
• cheese: 100 g;
• salt, spices: to taste.

Step-by-step cooking instructions:

1. Cook the eggs, finely chop, season with salt and pepper together with green onions and spinach.
2. Cut the pita bread into pieces convenient for laying out the filling and curling them.
3. Put the filling, sour cream, grated cheese on all the pieces and fold in the form of an envelope.
4. Fry in a dry frying pan, grill or grill.

Omelet in pita bread

Great idea for breakfast.

Ingredients:

• pita: 2 pcs.;
• minced meat: 300 g;
• bow: 1 pc.;
• eggs: 4 pcs.;
• salt, pepper: to taste.

Step-by-step cooking instructions:

1. Stuffing mix with finely chopped onions, season with salt and pepper.
2. Each lavash is cut into pieces that fit in a pan.
3. Spread the minced meat evenly over each part.
4. Beat eggs with salt, divide them so that for each part of the pita bread there are two parts of the egg mixture.
5. Fry the rolls like this: pour one egg portion into a pan, fry for a couple of minutes, then put pita bread with minced meat, top the remaining egg portion and fry until tender for about 13 minutes.
6. Before serving pita roll rolls.

Closed pizza

This is a lite version of pizza. It cooks quickly, and is eaten even faster.

Ingredients:

• pita: 1 pc.;
• tomato sauce: 3 tbsp. l .;
• chicken fillet: 1 pc.;
• tomato: 2 pcs.;
• cheese: 100 g;
• parsley: 3 branches.

Step-by-step cooking instructions:

1. Grease the sheet with tomato sauce.
2. Cut the ingredients for the filling: boiled chicken - in small pieces, tomatoes - in slices, chopped herbs - finely chopped. Grate the cheese on a fine grater.
3. Put the filling on pita bread. Sprinkle with grated cheese.
4. Wrap pizza in the form of an envelope and fry for several minutes on each side in a pan.

Pink salmon baked in pita bread

This dish can replace a full meal.

Ingredients:

• pink salmon fillet: 300 g;
• bow: 1 pc.;
• carrots: 1 pc.;
• pita: 1 pc.;
• sour cream: 100 g;
• mustard: 2 tsp;
• butter: 30 g;
• salt, pepper: to taste.

Step-by-step cooking instructions:

1. Cut pink salmon into 8 slices.
2. Cut onions and carrots into small cubes and fry.
3. Pita bread cut into 8 parts.
4. On the sheet lay a part of vegetables, fish, salt, pepper.
5. Put a spoonful of sour cream and mustard on the pink salmon.
6. Roll each part into a roll and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment.
7. Grease the top with melted butter.
8. Bake at + 180 ° C for 30 minutes.
9. To prepare this type of bread, only a few ingredients are required: flour, water and salt. It has been cooked for thousands of years, and only in the 19th century appeared recipes using whey, yeast, honey, vegetable juices and spices for cooking.

Apple strudel

A very quick version of the popular dessert.

Ingredients:

• pita: 1 pc.;
• apples: 3 pcs.;
• nuts: 50 g;
• raisins: 50 g;
• egg: 1 pc.;
• sugar: 1 tbsp. l .;
• honey: 2 tbsp. l .;
• cinnamon: ½ tsp

Step-by-step cooking instructions:

1. Dice apples, bake until soft.
2. Allow excess liquid to drain, mix with honey and cinnamon.
3. Add chopped nuts and raisins to the filling, mix.
4. Beat the egg with sugar. Grease the pita with this mixture.
5. Distribute the filling, roll up the roll.
6. Oven on a baking sheet covered with parchment at + 190 ° С for 15 minutes.
7. The filling in each dish can be varied to your taste.

These recipes can come in handy when guests suddenly rush in or if you want something tasty, but there is not enough time to prepare complex dishes.