Spicy Avocado in Low-Carb Pita Bread

One of my favorite options for a quick, healthy, and meatless lunch is this Spicy Avocado in Low-Carb Pita Bread. Of course, you can use any pita bread you prefer, but I would always use my favorite low-carb pita bread!

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If you’re going to stick with any kind of healthy eating plan you need some easy and quick options for times when you just don’t want to cook, and this Spicy Avocado in Low-Carb Pita Bread is one of my favorite things to make for an easy lunch or dinner, especially whenever avocados are on sale. And this is great for an easy and tasty plant-based meal for people who care about that!

It’s nothing more complicated than avocado mashed with a fork, spiced up with a bit of spicy chile powder and salt, and then eaten in a 100% whole wheat pita pocket. This recipe is so tasty though, and it’s especially satisfying for a quick lunch! And check out the list below to see other easy recipes I make with my favorite tasty low-carb pita bread!

What ingredients do you need for this recipe?

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• Joseph’s Low-Carb Pita Bread (affiliate link) or other pita bread
• Romaine lettuce
• ripe avocado
• ground Chipotle chile pepper (affiliate link) or other ground chile
• salt or Vege-Sal (affiliate link) to taste

What low-carb pita bread do I use for this recipe?

This recipe is one of the reasons I’m a huge fan of Joseph’s Bakery Low-Carb Pita Bread, and that’s the kind I’d always use. You can buy Joseph’s Low-Carb Pita Bread (affiliate link) at Amazon if you don’t find it where you live, although I do hear from readers that stores in some areas carry it. I buy it on Amazon, and this is something I always have in the freezer!

More Recipes using my favorite low-carb pita bread:

You can see more about why I like Joseph’s Bakery Pita Bread and great ideas for using it in my round-up of Recipes with Low-Carb Pita Bread.

Steps for Making Spicy Avocado in Low-Carb Pita Bread:

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1. I fold one piece of low-carb pita bread over and toast it in the toaster oven while I prepare the lettuce and avocado.
2. I prefer Romaine Lettuce for this. Cut into thin strips and soak in ice-cold water in the salad spinner, then remove the water and spin the lettuce dry. (You can skip this step if your lettuce is already quite crisp.)
3. Mash the avocado and then mix in spicy chile powder and salt to taste.
4. Spread half the avocado mixture on each pita pocket.
5. Top with shredded lettuce, fold over and eat!

Make it a Low-Carb Meal:

If you wanted a more substantial lunch, add Thai Cucumber Salad or No-Mayo Vinegar Coleslaw.

More Easy Recipes with Avocado:

• Chicken and Avocado Salad with Lime and Cilantro
• Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Avocado and Pecans
• Cucumber Salad with Avocado and Feta

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Yield: 2 pita sandwiches

Spicy Avocado in Low-Carb Pita Bread

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 2 minutes

Total Time 12 minutes

One of my favorite options for a quick healthy lunch is this quick and easy Spicy Avocado in Low-Carb Pita Bread.

Ingredients

• 2 pieces Joseph's Bakery low-carb pita bread
• 1 cup shredded Romaine lettuce
• 1 very ripe avocado
• 1/4 tsp. spicy chile powder (or more, see notes)
• 1/4 tsp. salt or Vege-Sal, or a little more (see notes)

Instructions

1. Fold over two pieces of low-carb pita bread over and toast in the toaster oven. This takes about 1 minute per side.
2. Cut Romaine Lettuce into thin strips and soak in ice-cold water in the salad spinner, then remove the water and spin the lettuce dry.
3. Mash the avocado and then mix in spicy chile powder and salt to taste.
4. Spread half the avocado mixture on each pita pocket.
5. Top with shredded lettuce, fold over and eat!

Notes

I love Vege-sal for this recipe, but regular salt will work. I used ground Chipotle, but any spicy chile powder would work here.

Kalyn created this for lunch one day in 2006, and she's been making it ever since!

Nutrition Information

Yield

2

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 225Total Fat 16.5gSaturated Fat 2.1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 11.8gCholesterol 0mgSodium 570mgCarbohydrates 18.4gFiber 9.2gSugar 1gProtein 8.3g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.

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Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:

If you use low-carb pita bread, this tasty Spicy Avocado in Low-Carb Pita Bread would be good for low-carb diets, but probably still too high in carbs for Keto, and the pita bread is not gluten-free. This recipe would make a great lunch for phase two or three of the original South Beach diet.

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Historical Notes for this Recipe:
This Spicy Avocado with Low-Carb Pita Bread was first posted in 2006, after I had visited Rhode Island and discovered the Joseph’s Bakery Pita Bread! The recipe was last updated with more information in 2024.

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