Greek
Chickpea souvlaki
Roasted spiced chickpeas in pitta with tzatziki and salad.
- YieldServes 4
- Prep15m
- Cook25m
- Effortweeknight
Serves
4
Marinade
- 2 x 400g tins chickpeas, drained and patted dry
- 4 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for brushing
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried mint
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
- zest and juice 1 lemon
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tsp salt
- black pepper
Tzatziki
- 0.5 cucumber
- 200g Greek yoghurt
- small bunch mint, finely chopped
- 1 small garlic clove, crushed
- juice ½ lemon
To serve
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4 pitta breads
Pitta Wraps make 1× batch
Ingredients
- 250g strong white bread flour
- 7g sachet yeast
- 1 tsp golden caster sugar
- 2 tsp olive oil, plus a little for greasing
Method
- Put all the ingredients in a stand mixer and knead for about 10 minutes until the dough is smooth and not sticky.
- Let the dough rise an hour to and hour and half depending on ambient temperature.
- Divide the dough into 4 portions.
- Roll each portion into a circle around 2mm thick on a floured surface. The shape doesn’t have to be exact so long as it can hold filling.
- If you have the space, let the rolled out pittas rest for 10 minutes.
- Heat a pan on high heat and cook each pitta about 3 minutes per side or until bublly and with some dark brown spots.
- Put the cooked pittas on a plate and cover with a teatowel to keep them warm.
- 1 butter or round lettuce
- 4 large tomatoes, seeds removed, chopped
- 1 red onion, halved and thinly sliced
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
Method
- Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Tip the chickpeas into a roasting tin, add the marinade ingredients along with 1 tsp salt and plenty of black pepper, and toss well.
- A few hours before you want to eat, make the pitta breads.
- To make the tzatziki, halve the cucumber lengthways and scoop out the seeds. Finely chop, then combine with the remaining ingredients, along with a pinch of salt. Chill until ready to serve.
- Roast the chickpeas for 20 to 25 minutes, shaking the tin halfway, until crisp and starting to brown.
- Serve the chickpeas in the warm pittas, with lettuce, tomato, red onion, lemon wedges and tzatziki.
Sub-recipes
Pitta Wraps
2 person
Method
- Put all the ingredients in a stand mixer and knead for about 10 minutes until the dough is smooth and not sticky.
- Let the dough rise an hour to and hour and half depending on ambient temperature.
- Divide the dough into 4 portions.
- Roll each portion into a circle around 2mm thick on a floured surface. The shape doesn’t have to be exact so long as it can hold filling.
- If you have the space, let the rolled out pittas rest for 10 minutes.
- Heat a pan on high heat and cook each pitta about 3 minutes per side or until bublly and with some dark brown spots.
- Put the cooked pittas on a plate and cover with a teatowel to keep them warm.