Chickpea Shawarma Wrap - Vegetarian Shawarma Sandwich
Vegetarian Shawarma is a delicious Pita wrap with roasted spiced chickpeas, a simple cucumber salad and a tahini sauce. Perfect for weekend brunch.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time35 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Arabian, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 4 People
Calories: 543kcal
To Make the Spiced Chickpeas -
- 3 cups Cooked Chickpeas fresh cooked or canned
- 1 teaspoon Red chili powder
- ½ teaspoon Coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon Cumin powder
- ½ teaspoon Garlic powder
- 2 tablespoon Olive oil
- to taste Salt watch if the chickpeas has salt in it
To make the Tahini Yogurt Sauce -
- ¼ cup Tahini
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- 3 tablespoon Lemon juice
- 1 clove Garlic
- 2 tablespoon Parsley
- to taste Salt
- to taste Pepper
To make the Salad -
- 1 cup Cucumber finely chopped
- ½ cup Tomato finely chopped
- ¼ cup Red onion finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon Parsley finely chopped
- to taste Salt
- to taste Pepper
To Assemble the Chickpeas Shawarma Wrap -
- 4 Pita bread cut in half
- Roasted chickpeas - refer to recipe below
- Tahini Yogurt Sauce - refer to recipe below
- Chopped Salad - refer to recipe below
To make the Spiced Chickpeas -
Drain and rinse the canned chickpeas well in running water. Place the rinsed chickpeas in between layers of kitchen towel and dry them.
If using fresh chickpeas, soak the dry chickpeas in water overnight and then cook them until soft. I add a little salt when cooking for the chickpeas to absorb the salt.
Place the dried chickpeas in a bowl and add the rest of the ingredients. Mix well and spread it on a foiled lined baking sheet.
Pre-heat the oven to 400 F and roast the chickpeas for about 15 to 20 minutes until crisp and crunchy. Make sure to shake and mix the chickpeas once in 5 minutes for even cooking.
Keep this aside until ready to assemble.
To make the Tahini Yogurt Sauce -
Blend all the ingredients together.
Adjust the consistency by adding a little bit of water if needed.
Check the seasonings and adjust based on your taste.
To Assemble the Chickpea Shawarma Wrap | Vegetarian Shawarma Sandwich -
I used store bought pita bread to make the sandwich/wrap. Warm the pita for about 15 seconds in the microwave and then cut them in half.
Open the pita to form a pocket and then stuff it with roasted spice chickpeas and the salad.
Drizzle the Tahini Yogurt Sauce and serve immediately.
- This works great as a weeknight meal. All the ingredients can be prepared ahead of time and kept until ready to assemble.
- Pita can be opened up as a pocket and stuffed inside or can just be used as a wrap.
- The ingredients can also be served as a salad in a bowl. In that case, we could use slice pita pieces along with the rest of the ingredients in a bowl.
- We could also add some Tabbouleh to the blend.
Calories: 543kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 340mg | Potassium: 688mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 733IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 172mg | Iron: 6mg