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Moussaka Pita Wrap

Moussaka taken apart and rolled into a warm pita: cinnamon-scented beef ragù, browned potato, eggplant and zucchini, and a loosened olive-oil yogurt. Part wrap, part sloppy Joe, entirely Athenian.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on50 min
  • Total1 h 13 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 120 mlextra-virgin Greek olive oil, 8 tbsp, divided
  • 1small red onion, chopped
  • 2 clovesgarlic, minced
  • 225 gground beef, or a mix of beef and pork
  • 1 tbsptomato paste
  • 160 mldry white wine, 2/3 cup, divided in half
  • to tastesalt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 stickcinnamon stick
  • ½ tspground allspice
  • 1 leafbay leaf
  • 2Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1.5 cm cubes
  • 1small to medium eggplant, trimmed and cut into 1.5 cm cubes
  • 1large zucchini, trimmed and cut into 1.5 cm cubes
  • 1 tspdried Greek oregano
  • 180 mlGreek yogurt, 1/2 to 1 cup
  • 4pocketless pita wraps, 20 cm

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Sulfites
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Potato (white)
  • Eggplant (aubergine)
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Zucchini
  • Oregano
  • Bay leaf
  • Black and white pepper
  • Allspice
  • Cinnamon
  • Yeast
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Season

  • Summer
  • Fall

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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