Chickpea Pita Sandwiches

Name: Chickpea Pita Sandwiches
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup (250 ml) plain Greek yogurt; 1 Lebanese cucumber, grated; 1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice; 1 tsp chopped fresh mint; 1/4 tsp sugar; 1/2 small clove garlic, finely chopped; 1 can (19 oz/540 ml) chickpeas, rinsed and drained; 1 1/2 tsp chili powder; 1/2 tsp paprika; 1/2 tsp smoked paprika; 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tbsp (15 ml) olive oil; Salt and pepper; 4 pita bread; 1 tomato, cut into 12 half-slices; 1 Boston lettuce, broken into leaves

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Preparation 25 min
Cooking 5 min
Servings 4

You asked for more recipes that are quick, easy and take less than 30 minutes to prepare during our Canadian food survey, so we made it happen! (See? We really are listening.) Our super-satisfying, veggie-packed chickpea pita sandwich recipe, with zesty yogurt sauce, is ready in half an hour flat. And it’s so delicious, you’ll definitely want to make “planned-overs” so you can eat it all over again for lunch the next day.

Vegetarian
Nut-free
Egg-free

Ingredients

Yogurt Sauce
- 1 cup (250 ml) plain Greek yogurt
- 1 Lebanese cucumber, grated
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice
- 1 tsp chopped fresh mint
- 1/4 tsp sugar
- 1/2 small clove garlic, finely chopped
Chickpeas
- 1 can (19 oz/540 ml) chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Sandwiches
- 4 pita bread
- 1 tomato, cut into 12 half-slices
- 1 Boston lettuce, broken into leaves

Preparation

Yogurt Sauce
- In a bowl, combine all the ingredients. Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Chickpeas
- In a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, warm up the chickpeas and spices in the oil for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
Sandwiches
- On a work surface, split open the pitas to obtain 8 discs. For each sandwich, slightly overlap 2 discs, and spread with yogurt sauce. Top with one-quarter of the chickpeas and 3 half-slices of tomato. Garnish generously with lettuce leaves.
- Firmly roll and individually wrap with parchment paper, twisting the ends to seal. Cut in half and serve.

Note from Ricardo

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Chickpea Pita Sandwiches

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Ingredients

Yogurt Sauce

Chickpeas

Sandwiches