Photo and Recipe by Charley May
Thinly sliced pigeon breast in pita bread with ice berg lettuce and mint yoghurt dressing

By April 5, 2013
Published:- Yield: 4 Servings
Thinly sliced pigeon breast in pita bread with ice berg lettuce and mint yoghurt dressing.
Ingredients
- 8 pigeon breasts
- 4 pita breads
- lettuce iceberg
- 1 tub natural yogurt
- cucumber
- mint
- lemon
- garlic
- thyme
Instructions
- Remove the breasts from 8 pigeons; roast the rest of carcass to make great stock for the winter seasons.
- Fry the pigeon breasts in garlic, thyme and lemon juice and serve rare. Then set aside.
- Empty a tub of natural yogurt into a blender and add a good hand full of fresh mint, blend and set aside.
- Fill the pita bread with ice berg lettuce and chopped cucumber; add the thinly sliced pigeon breasts and mint yogurt dressing and serve- maybe with some Kalamata olives and a glass of rosé wine on the side.