Seafood Pockets to Go
Putting this seafood salad in a pita pocket is a fun way to eat lunch. Pack some carrot sticks or corn chips to go with your sandwich!
Ingredients you will need to make 6 sandwichs:
- 1/2 cup/125 ml sour cream
- 2 tbsp/30 ml mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp/15 ml Watkins Cucumber Dill Snack & Dip Mix
- 1/4 tsp/1.2 ml Watkins Lemon Pepper
- 1 package (8 oz/225 g) imitation crab meat (surimi), coarsley chopped
- 1/2 cup/125 ml diced celery
- 1/4 cup/60 ml thinly sliced green onion
- 3 (6-inch/15-cm) pita pocket breads or 6 halves
- Lettuce leaves (shredded if you prefer)
Instructions:
- In a medium-size bowl, combine the first 4 ingredients and mix them together well.
- Add the crab, celery, and onion and toss it all together to coat.
- If using a whole pocket bread, cut each into 2 halves.
- Place one lettuce leaf or about 1/2 cup/125 ml of shredded lettuce in each half.
- Spoon the filling into each half.
- To take to school, wrap in plastic wrap and place in an insulated cooler-bag with an ice-pack to keep it cool and fresh.
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What is a
Pita Bread?
Pita bread is one of the most fun breads imaginable! It is a round, flat bread that is hollow in the middle. When you slice it into two half-circles, you can open each half into a pocket (that is why pita bread is sometimes called "pocket bread"). You can put anything you wish into the pocket for a very handy sandwich. Pita bread comes from the Arab countries of the Middle East, and is popular in Greece. |
Garden Salad Cheesewiches
Serve these sandwiches with a hot cup of soup. You can add other toppings such as chopped green onion, green pepper, or sliced green or black olives
Ingredients you will need to make 6 servings:
- 1 cup/250 ml (4 oz/120 g) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 3/4 cup/180 ml coarsely grated carrot (peel the carrot before grating if you prefer)
- 1 medium tomato, chopped (wash the tomato, cut
in half, gently squeeze out seeds, then chop)
- 2 tbsp/30 ml mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp/15 ml Watkins Italian Seasoning Blend
- 1 tsp/5 ml Watkins Onion Flakes
- 3 English muffins, split and toasted
- Fresh alfalfa sprouts
Instructions:
- In a medium size bowl, combine the cheese and the next 5 ingredients; mix them all together well.
- Line a 12-inch/30-cm round glass platter with paper towels and arrange the muffin halves on the platter.
- Evenly divide the vegetable mixture on top of the muffin halves.
- Microwave, uncovered, on HIGH for 3-1/2 to 4 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Be sure to turn the platter a quarter-turn once after 2 minutes.
- Top the sandwiches with alfalfa sprouts and
serve immediately.
Tip: If you don't have a cheese
grater with a bowl below it, grate the cheese onto a piece of waxed
paper. It will be easy to lift up and pour into a measuring cup or
bowl.
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How do you grate or shred cheese?
To grate cheese is to cut it into very fine shreds or pieces using a hand grater or a food processor. Place the block of cheese diagonally on the grater and push in a downward motion. Be sure to do this slowly so you don't slip and cut your hand on the grater!  |
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How do you remove seeds from a tomato?
To remove the seeds from a tomato, cut the tomato in half and then gently squeeze out the seeds. The seeds are in a 'jelly' and slip out very easily. |
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