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Chickpea Shawarma Wraps

Ingredients

  • - FOR THE SHAWARMA SPICE (MAKES EXTRA) -
  • 1 tablespoon coriander
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • - FOR THE WRAPS -
  • 1 1/2 cups roasted chickpeas, with shawarma spice
  • 4 pitas, warmed
  • Hummus
  • 2 Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced
  • 12 cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • Pickled onions or thinly sliced red onion
  • Handful of fresh mint
  • - FOR THE ZHOUG SAUCE -
  • 1 cup cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 jalapeno
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • - FOR THE YOGURT SAUCE (OPTIONAL) -
  • 1/2 cup plain yogurt
  • 1/2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper

Cooking Instructions

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2: Make the Shawarma Spice Mix: In a small bowl, combine the coriander, paprika, cumin, cinnamon, ginger, cayenne, and pinches of salt and pepper.  Use generous pinches to season the chickpeas for before and after roasting them.

Step 3: Make the Zhoug: Place the cilantro, olive oil, jalapeno, garlic, cumin, coriander, salt, and a few grinds of pepper in a food processor and process until you reach a pest0-like consistency.

Step 4: Make the Yogurt Sauce: In a small bowl, combine the yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and several grinds of black pepper.

Step 5: Assemble the pitas with the hummus, chickpeas, cucumber, tomato, pickled onion, mint, dots of the zhoug, and drizzles of the yogurt.

Enjoy these delicious wraps from Love & Lemons!