Pita Sliders with Tropical Pine Nut Salsa
During these hot summer days, using our grill to cook is a given. Not only does it make clean up in the kitchen much quicker, but it also gives dinner that summer feel we all love. This week I decided to make something entirely new on the grill and created mini pita sliders. For me a slider usually implies a traditional ground beef burger on a mini bun. Usually; but not this time. Using mini pitas filled with grilled shrimp and chicken strips gave these pitas the lightness I was looking for. Adding my topical pine nut salsa added fresh flavors and made me feel like I was on vacation. To make this tropical pine nut salsa, chop up the following ingredients: 1 avocado, 1 white nectarine , 1/2 a red onion , 1 mango , a handful of cherry tomatoes , and a bunch of cilantro . Mix together and squeeze the juice of 1 lime over top. While the salsa flavors marry, roast your pine nuts. Swirl a little olive oil into your skillet, heat over medium heat, then add raw pin...