One tired Saturday evening, I needed something to eat that was fast, delicious and most of all, that would sustain me until bedtime. I adore middle eastern flavours, but sometimes it just takes too long to cook everything together... now you don't have to:
For one:
**(simply multiply by how many people you want to make it for if you're more than one)
1 pita bread
Filling:
3/4 cup of chickpeas, if canned, rinsed thoroughly
1 garlic clove, grated
1/2 tsp of cumin
pinch of salt
juice of one lime
2 tbsp of chopped parsley
1 tomato, sliced
2 romaine leaves, sliced into fine ribbons
Sauce:
1/4 cup of yogurt
1 tbsp of light mayo
1/2 garlic clove, grated
Pepper, salt and hot sauce, to taste
Put chickpeas, cumin, salt, lime juice and the grated clove of garlic in blender/food processor (I have a magic bullet and it works *wonders*!), blend coarsely. Adjust seasoning if necessary. If It's a little too thick, add touch of water, but not much! It should be very thick. Add parsley and mint to mixture.
Heat your pita bread to piping hot, while it's heating, slice the veg and assemble the sauce: just bung all ingredients into a bowl and stir well.
Make a pocket in the pita and fill with first your chickpea mixture, then veg. Self-serve the sauce at the table while eating (so bread doesn't get too mushy).
It's that good that we are now Sunday morning and I WANT ONE.
Humph. Out of chickpeas.
