Beef & Harissa Aioli Pita Pockets
with Baby Lettuce, Tomato & Lemon
- Eggs
- Sesame
- Wheat
You’ll fill warm, fluffy pitas with savory, garlicky ground beef and a crisp salad tossed with a bright, lemony vinaigrette (with more left over to serve on the side). Add a drizzle of creamy harissa aioli to bring it all together with a little heat, and you've got a satisfying meal in a quick 20 minutes!
Ingredients
1 unit
Harissa Aioli
(Contains: Eggs)
1 unit
Baby Lettuce
2 unit
Pitas
(Contains: Sesame, Wheat)
1 unit
Lemon
1 unit
Tomato
2 unit
Scallions
10 ounce
Ground Beef
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
Not included in your delivery
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
½ teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
2 tablespoon (tbsp)
Olive Oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Wash and dry produce.
Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.
Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add scallion whites, beef*, garlic powder, a pinch of salt, and pepper. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until beef is cooked through, 4-6 minutes.
Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired. Carefully drain any excess grease from pan. TIP: Blot excess grease from pan using a paper towel and tongs.
Meanwhile, quarter lemon. Dry lettuce thoroughly. Trim and discard root end from lettuce; chop into bite-size pieces. Halve tomato lengthwise; slice into ¼-inch-thick half-moons.
In a large bowl, whisk together 2 TBSP olive oil, ½ tsp sugar, juice from half the lemon, and a pinch of salt and pepper (4 TBSP olive oil and 1 tsp sugar for 4 servings).
Add lettuce, tomato, and scallion greens to bowl with dressing; toss to combine. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.
Wrap pitas in damp paper towels; microwave until warm and pliable, 30-60 seconds.
Halve pitas; gently pull apart to create pockets.
Divide pitas between plates. Fill with beef and as much harissa aioli and salad as you like. Serve with remaining lemon wedges and any remaining salad on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Feb 2026- Flavor: Many loved the harissa aioli's kick, though some found the beef a bit bland; consider adding extra seasoning to the meat 🌶️.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to make, perfect for a light summer meal or busy weeknight dinner.
- Suggestions: Try adding feta cheese, chickpeas, or fresh garlic to boost flavor. Consider using less olive oil in the salad dressing.
- Portions: Some found it light; others appreciated the refreshing salad alongside the pockets.
- Texture: Pitas were sometimes dry or fragile; warm gently and stuff carefully to avoid tearing.
Reviews from our home cooks
The salad portion was really boring and could have been improved with the addition of a small cucumber and perhaps more of the sauce. The pita pockets were incredibly thin, dry, and broke apart as soon as I stuffed them. For the price, I would prefer to see better quality and more vegetables included!
The salad-hamburger combo was surprisingly super delicious and topped with the harissa sauce made this one of my favorites.
The Harissa sauce absolutely elevates this pita pocket. Just the right amount of flavor
This was very easy and so good. Will definitely make this again. I did not use the lemon. I use lemon pepper instead.
Another very simple recipe but the flavor was amazing keeping my eye out to get this one again when it comes around
Delicious and easy. Fresh flavors perfect for a hot summer night. Added one can of chickpeas to the meat to make it go farther.
This was really good and a pleasant surprise, something it's fairly different for me. I really enjoyed it. Great flavors
A nice and light meal. The salad was refreshing and filled us up :)
Yummier than expected. Difficult to eat - pitas fall apart. But worth it!
Beef was a little dry, I would have liked for them to be a little saucy. Like some beef stock, similar to other recipes in the past
