Pan-Fried Lavash Pockets with Cheese and Tomatoes

A tasty, simple, quick hot snack. This recipe for pan-fried lavash with cheese and tomatoes comes in handy when you need fresh ideas for a hearty breakfast. These little pockets come together quickly and easily!

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 19 % 10 g
Fats 25 % 13 g
Carbohydrates 57 % 30 g
283 kcal
GI: 3 / 0 / 97

Cooking method

Cooking time: 40 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    How do you make lavash in a skillet? Start by gathering the ingredients. You'll need one or two eggs for the coating, depending on the size of the eggs and how many pockets you're making.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Wash, dry, and cut the tomato into small dice. Small pieces won't tear the lavash when you fold the pockets. Choose meaty, not watery, tomatoes so they don't make the lavash soggy. If a lot of juice comes out as you cut, drain it off.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Grate the cheese on the coarse or medium side of a box grater.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Wash, dry, and finely chop the herbs.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Cut the lavash into rectangles roughly 15 × 30 cm (6 × 12 inches). Mine came as a single sheet about 75 × 30 cm, which conveniently cut into 5 pieces.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Onto each piece of lavash, a little in from the edge, spoon 1–2 tablespoons of tomato, 1 tablespoon of grated cheese, and 1 teaspoon of chopped herbs. Season the filling lightly with salt and pepper. If your cheese is already salty, you may not need any extra salt.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Fold the edges in so the filling stays put, then roll the lavash into an envelope or a triangle.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Form all the remaining pockets the same way.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    Make the egg coating: beat the egg (or eggs) until smooth.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10

    Dip each pocket into the beaten egg, coating all sides.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11

    Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet. Place the pockets seam-side down and fry over medium heat for about 3–4 minutes, until golden brown. Flip them and fry the other side until golden as well.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12

    Transfer the finished lavash pockets with tomato and cheese to a plate and serve hot. Enjoy!

  • How do you pick good lavash? First, check the production date on the package — don't buy anything past its date. Fresh lavash should smell pleasant. Look it over carefully to make sure there are no spots or signs of mold.
  • Here's an easy way to tell if the oil is hot enough: dip in a wooden spatula. If bubbles gather around it, you're ready to start frying.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Tomatoes - 23  kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 157  kcal/100g
  • Egg white - 45  kcal/100g
  • Egg powder - 542  kcal/100g
  • Egg yolk - 352  kcal/100g
  • Ostrich egg - 118  kcal/100g
  • Dutch cheese - 352  kcal/100g
  • Swiss cheese - 335  kcal/100g
  • Russian cheese - 366  kcal/100g
  • Kostroma cheese - 345  kcal/100g
  • Yaroslavsky cheese - 361  kcal/100g
  • Altai cheese 50% fat content - 356  kcal/100g
  • Soviet cheese - 400  kcal/100g
  • Cheese 'steppe' - 362  kcal/100g
  • Uglich cheese - 347  kcal/100g
  • Poshekhonsky cheese - 350  kcal/100g
  • Lambert cheese - 377  kcal/100g
  • Appnzeller cheese with 50% fat content - 400  kcal/100g
  • Chester cheese with 50% fat content - 363  kcal/100g
  • Edamer cheese with 40% fat content - 340  kcal/100g
  • Cheese with mushrooms of 50% fat content - 395  kcal/100g
  • Emmental cheese with 45% fat content - 420  kcal/100g
  • Gouda cheese with 45% fat content - 356  kcal/100g
  • Aiadeus cheese - 364  kcal/100g
  • Dom blanc cheese (semi-hard) - 360  kcal/100g
  • Lo spalmino cheese - 61  kcal/100g
  • Cheese 'etorki' (sheep, hard) - 401  kcal/100g
  • White cheese - 100  kcal/100g
  • Fat yellow cheese - 260  kcal/100g
  • Altai cheese - 355  kcal/100g
  • Kaunas cheese - 355  kcal/100g
  • Latvian cheese - 316  kcal/100g
  • Limburger cheese - 327  kcal/100g
  • Lithuanian cheese - 250  kcal/100g
  • Lake cheese - 350  kcal/100g
  • Gruyere cheese - 396  kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255  kcal/100g
  • Parsley greens - 45  kcal/100g
  • Dill greens - 38  kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873  kcal/100g
  • Armenian lavash - 236  kcal/100g
  • Lavash - 277  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g

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