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Stuffed Pitas with Curried Chickpea Spread

A quick curried chickpea puree gets spread inside warm pita pockets with crunchy lettuce, cucumber, tomato and sprouts. It is also a good dip for raw vegetables.

  • YieldServes 4 · 4 sandwiches
  • Hands-on15 min
  • Total17 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1 canchickpeas, 425 g, rinsed and drained
  • 3 tbsplow-sodium vegetable broth, plus more if needed
  • 2 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsplemon juice, fresh, or more to taste
  • 2 clovesgarlic, large, finely chopped
  • ¼ tspmild curry powder
  • ¼ tspground cumin
  • ¼ tspsalt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
  • ¼ cupfresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped

To serve

  • 4pita breads, 15 cm (6 inch), whole wheat if you like, each cut across into two halves
  • to tastelettuce
  • to tastecucumber, sliced
  • to tastetomatoes, sliced
  • to tastesprouts

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Mustard
  • Celery
  • Legumes (any)
  • Chickpeas
  • Lentils
  • Mung beans
  • Fenugreek
  • Alfalfa
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Broccoli
  • Radish
  • Lettuce
  • Fennel
  • Cucumber
  • Carrot
  • Ginger
  • Turmeric
  • Parsley
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Cardamom
  • Cumin
  • Yeast
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Food processor

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • Under 20 min active
  • Under 30 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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