Budget-Friendly Greek Salad and Grilled Shrimp Pitas

Serve this dish with a cup of cold gazpacho soup or with sautéed zucchini seasoned with lemon juice and oregano.
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- Prep time
- 15 min
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- Servings
- 4 Servings
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- Serving size
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1 pita
Ingredients
- romaine lettuce (shredded)
- 2 cup
- 2 cup
- small red onion (thinly sliced)
- 1/2
- 1/2
- large cucumber (or 1 small) (peeled and sliced)
- 1/2
- 1/2
- feta cheese (reduced fat, crumbled)
- 1/3 cup
- 1/3 cup
- olive oil
- 1 tbsp
- 1 tbsp
- red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp
- 2 tbsp
- fresh oregano (chopped)
- 1 tbsp
- 1 tbsp
- whole wheat pita (halved)
- 2
- 2
- medium shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 12
- 12
- salt (optional)
- 1 tsp
- 1 tsp
- black pepper
- 1 tsp
- 1 tsp
- cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp
- 1/4 tsp
- nonstick cooking spray
- 1
- 1
Directions
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Prepare an indoor or outdoor grill.
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In a large bowl, toss together lettuce, onion, cucumber, feta cheese, olive oil, red wine vinegar, and oregano.
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Fill each pita pocket half with 1/4 of lettuce mixture. Set aside.
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Season shrimp with salt (optional), ground black pepper and cayenne pepper. Spray shrimp with cooking spray.
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Grill shrimp for 3-4 minutes on each side. Remove from grill and add 3 shrimp to each pita.