Chickpea Shawarma Pita
Warmly spiced roasted chickpeas stuffed into fluffy pita with crunchy salad and a garlicky tahini-yogurt sauce. All the street-food magic of shawarma, plant-forward.
Ingredients
Serves 4- 2 can chickpeas
- 1.5 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
- 4 pita bread
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 2 tbsp tahini
- 2 clove garlic
- 2 medium tomato
- 1 medium cucumber
- 3 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- 1
Drain and pat the chickpeas dry, then toss with olive oil, cumin, coriander, smoked paprika, and turmeric.
- 2
Roast the spiced chickpeas at 425F for 22 minutes until crisp and golden, shaking halfway.
- 3
Whisk the yogurt, tahini, minced garlic, and a squeeze of lemon into a creamy sauce.
- 4
Dice the tomato and cucumber into a simple chopped salad.
- 5
Warm the pita bread until soft and pliable.
- 6
Fill each pita with the roasted chickpeas, chopped salad, and a generous drizzle of tahini-yogurt sauce.
- 7
Fold and serve warm.
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