Pork Fattoush

Recipe taken from:
www.cookinglight.com

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic
• 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1 pound pork tenderloin, trimmed and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
• 2 (7-inch) pitas
• 3 cups chopped tomato
• 1/2 cup chopped green onions
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh mint
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 cucumber, peeled, quartered lengthwise, and sliced into 1/4-inch pieces
• 1 (7-ounce) bottle roasted red bell peppers, drained and chopped
• 1/2 chopped red onion
  
  Preparation:
  Preheat oven to 400°.
  
  Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Combine garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pork, tossing well to coat. Let stand 5 minutes.
  
  Arrange pitas in a single layer directly on oven rack. Bake at 400° for 5 minutes or until crisp; transfer to a wire rack.
  
  While pitas bake, add pork mixture to pan; cook 5 minutes or until done, stirring frequently. Place pork mixture in a large bowl. Stir in remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, tomato, onions, mint, vinegar, juice, cucumber, red pepper and peppers. Break the toasted pita bread into bite-sized pieces. Add pita pieces to pork mixture; toss to combine.
  
  Notes & Tips:
  Fattoush is a traditional Lebbonese food served as a starter, without meat. Adding the meat makes it more of a main dish. We thought this dish was a tad bland, the oven toasted pita chips made this dish. I also added the red onion. I think next time I would make this and use less mint, and maybe some crushed red pepper. Also, I think feta cheese would be a great addition.
  
  Rating:
  Good, kind of bland, too much mint.
  
  Nutrition Facts:
  Calories: 314 (25% from fat)
  Fat: 8.6g (sat 2.1g,mono 4.6g,poly 1.3g)
  Protein: 28.9g
  Carbohydrate: 30g

Photo taken from www.cookinglight.com