Name: Quinoa Avocado Pita Pie
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 cups All-purpose flour; 3/4 cup Quinoa; 1 piece Avocado; 1/2 lemon; 12 pieces Cauliflower; 5g Small carrot; 1 tsp yeast; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp Sugar; 1 tsp pepper; 2/3 cup water; 1 tsp Tabasco Chili Sauce

Quinoa Avocado Pita Pie

by CookingSweetie_

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In fact, PITA cake is a soft, slightly fermented big cake. It is used more in Mediterranean, Balkan and Middle Eastern dishes. It's a bit similar to the Jiamo in Beijing, China, but it's bigger and thinner than the Jiamo. This kind of staple food can be found in Israel's bakeries, food stores or supermarkets.
Let's talk about quinoa. The reason why quinoa is very popular abroad is that it was used by NASA as space food for astronauts in 1980. It can be seen that it is super rich and has comprehensive nutritional value. Quinoa is an easy-cooked and digestible food with a unique taste. It has a light nutty fragrance or ginseng fragrance. It has balanced nutrition, enhances body functions, repairs physique, regulates immunity and endocrine, improves body stress, prevents disease, and fights cancer. Weight loss, auxiliary treatment and other effects, suitable for consumption by all groups.

It should be noted that due to excessive processing, the precious nutrients of quinoa will be lost. In order to preserve more nutrients, the finished quinoa should minimize the processing steps. Quinoa is easy to cook and tastes good, and it can be paired with any ingredients. "

Quinoa Avocado Pita Pie

1. In a bowl, pour all the ingredients of the PITA cake (2 cups all-purpose flour, 2/3 cup water, 1 tsp of yeast powder, 2 tbsp of olive oil, 1 tsp of salt and 1 tsp of sugar), mix evenly, and knead the dough until Smooth and let stand for 30 minutes.

2. Pour the quinoa into a small pot, add 100ml of water and a pinch of salt. Let the quinoa soak in the water for a few minutes, then change to a low heat after it is boiled. After about 15 minutes, until all the water has evaporated, the quinoa is cooked and reserved.

3. Drizzle cauliflower or asparagus with olive oil, salt and pepper. Put it in an oven at 200 degrees Celsius, about 12 minutes later, wait until the cauliflower or asparagus becomes soft.

4. Prepare a small bowl, peel the avocado and stir into a puree, add lemon juice and pepper, stir evenly, the avocado puree is complete. (You can add leeks and shallots according to taste)

5. Divide the fermented PITA dough into 8 portions and roll each portion into a flat circle.

6. Heat the pan, add a little olive oil, and fry for about 30 seconds on each side.

7. All the ingredients are ready, spread quinoa, cauliflower, avocado, radish slices and Tabasco chili sauce on the Pita bread, done!

Tips:
I chose baby broccoli because the asparagus was sold out in the supermarket the day before. In fact, broccoli is also great, but it is not easy to taste in the oven. I suggest you choose asparagus.

Blog post link: http://cookingsweetie.com/pita/