Olive oil cooking spray, as needed
1 cup minced onion
1/2 cup grated carrot
1/2 cup grated zucchini - (packed), squeezed to
remove excess liquid
1/2 cup minced red bell pepper
3 large garlic cloves, minced
2 1/4 lbs lean ground turkey breast
5 Tbs egg substitute
1 1/2 tsp crushed dried sage
1 1/2 tsp crushed dried thyme
1 1/2 tsp crushed dried marjoram
1 Tbs Dijon mustard
1 Tbs tomato paste
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 cup rolled oats
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
2 large bay leaves
5 six-inch pita breads, cut into quarters
3 large plum tomatoes - (abt 1 lb total), thinly sliced
Crisped leaves of 1 large Boston lettuce
1 jar thinly-sliced dill pickles
Mustard you like
= (including Dijon, country-style, mild)


Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Spray a nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Add onion, carrot, zucchini, bell pepper, and garlic. Cook over medium heat, covered, until vegetables wilt, about 5 minutes, stirring twice during the cooking time.
In a large bowl, combine the turkey, cooked vegetables, egg substitute, herbs, mustard, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, and rolled oats. Stir to combine. Add pepper to taste. Form mixture into a loaf and place in an oven-proof baking dish.
Spray the top of the loaf with cooking spay and place bay leaves on top of the loaf, gently pressing down. Bake for 1 hour or until done. Allow to cool, then refrigerate.
Slice into very thin slices, discarding the bay leaves, and place on a platter surrounded by tomatoes, lettuce, and pickles. Serve with quartered pita rounds and mustard.
This recipe yields 10 servings.
Exchanges Per 2-quarters Serving: 3 Very Lean Meat, 2 Carbohydrate (2 Bread/Starch).
Nutrition Facts: 264 calories (9% calories from fat), 31 g protein, 3 g total fat (0.5 g saturated), 29 g carbohydrate, 3 g dietary fiber, 69 mg cholesterol, 276 mg sodium.
Comments: Since we use very small amounts of tomato paste in our recipes, it's wasteful to purchase a can of tomato paste -- instead, we buy a 4.5-ounce tube of imported tomato paste. It's available in virtually any large supermarket and will keep for 6 months in the refrigerator, ready to squeeze out in small amounts.