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Sven's pita with meat patty, aioli & vegetables

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A juicy, freshly filled pita with a well-seasoned meat patty, creamy aioli, crisp salad and warm grilled vegetables. Quick, straightforward and ideal for barbecue evenings, lunch or a hearty dinner.
Timing
- Preparation: about 20 minutes
- Cooking time: about 20 minutes
- Total time: about 40 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per piece · Calculated for 4 pieces.
- Energy
- ≈ 1020 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 37.5 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 61.6 g
- Fat
- ≈ 67.4 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- 1 egg · ≈ 50.0 g
- 1 small onion, finely diced · ≈ 100.0 g
- 2 tbsp breadcrumbs · ≈ 30.0 g
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder · ≈ 1.5 g
- a little oil for frying · ≈ 10 g
- 1 red bell pepper · ≈ 150.0 g
- 1 small courgette · ≈ 250.0 g
- 1 red onion · ≈ 100.0 g
- 1 tomato · ≈ 100.0 g
- 1 tbsp olive oil · ≈ 13.65 g
- 1/2 cucumber · ≈ 200 g
- a few leaves of green lettuce · ≈ 50 g · Assumed quantity / reference product
- 4 pita breads · ≈ 400 g
- 150–200 g aioli · ≈ 175 g · Assumed quantity / reference product
Unspecified frying oil: 10 g assumed per recipe.
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- Meat patties:
- 500 g mixed mince or beef mince
- 1 egg
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 2 tbsp breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- salt
- black pepper
- a little oil for frying
- Vegetables:
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 small courgette
- 1 red onion
- 1 tomato
- 1/2 cucumber
- a few leaves of green lettuce
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt
- black pepper
- 1 tsp Mediterranean herbs
- Also:
- 4 pita breads
- 150–200 g aioli
- optional pickled peppers
- optional crispy fried onions
Instructions
- Dice the onion for the patties very finely.
- Thoroughly mix the mince, egg, onion, breadcrumbs, paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Shape four flat patties from the mixture.
- Cut the pepper, courgette and red onion into strips. Toss with olive oil, salt, pepper and Mediterranean herbs.
- Sear the vegetables in a grill pan, regular frying pan or on the barbecue for about 8–10 minutes until lightly browned but still with a little bite.
- Cook the patties over medium heat for about 5–6 minutes per side, depending on thickness, or grill until fully cooked through.
- Slice the tomato and cucumber thinly. Wash and dry the lettuce.
- Warm the pita breads briefly in the oven, air fryer, toaster or on the grill.
- Carefully open the pitas and spread the inside generously with aioli.
- Fill with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, grilled vegetables and one patty each.
- Add pickled peppers or crispy onions if you like and serve immediately.





