Salmon-Caper Breakfast Pockets
With more fiber and less fat than your typical deli bagel with cream cheese and lox, this pocket still delivers savory speedy satisfaction. Protein-rich pouched or canned salmon in lieu of the traditional smoked and cured variety kicks loads of sodium and nitrites out of the picture.
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Ingredients
- 1/3 cup cream cheese
- 3 tbsp capers, drained
- Zest 1/2 lemon (about 1 1/2 tsp)
- 2 whole-wheat pitas (each 6 inches in diameter), halved
- 7 oz cooked salmon (pouched or canned), flaked
- 2 Roma tomatoes, sliced
- 2 cups baby arugula leaves
Preparation
- In a small bowl, blend together cream cheese, capers and lemon zest.
- Gently open 1 pita half and spread quarter of cream-cheese mixture on 1 side. Arrange quarter of salmon on top of cream-cheese mixture, then add quarter of tomato and tuck in 1/2 cup arugula. Repeat steps with remaining pita halves and filling.
Nutrition Information
- Serving Size breakfast pocket (1 half pita)
- Calories 210
- Carbohydrate Content 21 g
- Cholesterol Content 38 mg
- Fat Content 7 g
- Fiber Content 3 g
- Protein Content 16 g
- Saturated Fat Content 3 g
- Sodium Content 476 mg
- Sugar Content 2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat Content 0 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat Content 0 g