Hummus-Stuffed Pitas with Vegetables
You can refrigerate the hummus for up to a week so you don't have to make all six sandwiches at one time. You can also serve it with assorted raw vegetables.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 2 stuffed pita halves)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 275
- Calories from fat: 19%
- Fat: 5.9g
- Saturated fat: 0.7g
- Monounsaturated fat: 1.8g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 2.7g
- Protein: 10.8g
- Carbohydrate: 49.7g
- Fiber: 8.3g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 3.3mg
- Sodium: 656mg
- Calcium: 76mg
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup plain fat-free yogurt
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons tahini (sesame-seed paste)
- 1/2teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained
- 1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
- 6 (6-inch) whole wheat pitas, cut in half
- 3 cups trimmed arugula
- 6 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced
- 1 medium English cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
Preparation
- Combine first 7 ingredients in a food processor; process until smooth. Stir in cilantro. Spread 2 tablespoons hummus in each pita half; divide the arugula, tomatoes, cucumber, and onion evenly among pita halves.
Hummus-Stuffed Pitas with Vegetables Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Sandwiches
- CONVENIENCE: Make-Ahead, Quick/Easy
- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Beans, Vegetables
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol, Meatless, Low Saturated Fat
- COOKING METHOD: Food Processor
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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