Pita Sandwich with homemade Hummus spread

By: Manjula Jain

October 8, 2014

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Pita Sandwich with homemade Hummus spread

Pita Sandwich with homemade Hummus spread is a happy, healthy, quick and delicious sandwich! This is one of my favorites.

Pita Sandwich with homemade Hummus spread

Ingredients

for Sandwich

  • Pocket pita bread - cut into half
  • 1 Cheddar cheese slice (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons Hummus
  • 1/4 cup Alfalfa sprouts
  • 2 slices Avocado
  • 2 slices Tomato
  • 2 slices Cucumber
  • 1 leaf Lettuce
  • 1-2 small slices Jalapeno (optional) - deseeded, cut
  • 1/4 teaspoon Olive oil

for Hummus

  • 2 1/2 cups Garbanzo beans
  • 3-4 tablespoon Tahini
  • 2 tablespoons Olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons Lemon juice
  • 4 cloves Garlic
  • 1 tablespoon Coriander powder
  • Salt - to taste
  • no more than 1/2 cup Water - as necessary

Instructions

First Make hummus as follows:

  • Soak garbanzo beans overnight (or use canned garbanzo beans, for which, no soaking required).
  • If using fresh, add some salt and pressure cook until soft.
  • Puree the garbanzo beans in a blender, gradually adding, tahini paste (available in most grocery stores), peeled garlic, coriander powder, salt (if needed), lemon juice, and water, one after the other.
  • The mixture can be made either very smooth or a little coarse.
  • Remove it in a bowl, add olive oil, mix.

Now, assemble the Sandwich:

  • Cut the pocket pita bread into half, make pocket and put the cheese slice inside.
  • Brush the top of the pita bread with olive oil (optional)
  • Heat it for a few minutes in toaster oven, till the cheese starts melting.
  • Remove from the toaster, spread hummus, add lettuce, tomato, cucumber, avocado slices and alfafa sprouts and top it with jalapeño (optional).
  • Optionally, if packing for office/school tiffin, can keep the hummus spread and veggies on the side, and put it in sandwich when eating. This keeps the sandwich crisp and fresh.

Notes

Makes a very happy, healthy, cute looking sandwich for children's school tiffin.

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Pita Sandwich with homemade Hummus spread

Pita Sandwich with homemade Hummus spread

Pita Sandwich with homemade Hummus spread is a happy, healthy, quick and delicious sandwich! This is one of my favorites.
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Ingredients
  

for Sandwich

  • Pocket pita bread - cut into half
  • 1 Cheddar cheese slice (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons Hummus
  • 1/4 cup Alfalfa sprouts
  • 2 slices Avocado
  • 2 slices Tomato
  • 2 slices Cucumber
  • 1 leaf Lettuce
  • 1-2 small slices Jalapeno (optional) - deseeded, cut
  • 1/4 teaspoon Olive oil

for Hummus

  • 2 1/2 cups Garbanzo beans
  • 3-4 tablespoon Tahini
  • 2 tablespoons Olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons Lemon juice
  • 4 cloves Garlic
  • 1 tablespoon Coriander powder
  • Salt - to taste
  • no more than 1/2 cup Water - as necessary

Instructions
 

First Make hummus as follows:

  • Soak garbanzo beans overnight (or use canned garbanzo beans, for which, no soaking required).
  • If using fresh, add some salt and pressure cook until soft.
  • Puree the garbanzo beans in a blender, gradually adding, tahini paste (available in most grocery stores), peeled garlic, coriander powder, salt (if needed), lemon juice, and water, one after the other.
  • The mixture can be made either very smooth or a little coarse.
  • Remove it in a bowl, add olive oil, mix.

Now, assemble the Sandwich:

  • Cut the pocket pita bread into half, make pocket and put the cheese slice inside.
  • Brush the top of the pita bread with olive oil (optional)
  • Heat it for a few minutes in toaster oven, till the cheese starts melting.
  • Remove from the toaster, spread hummus, add lettuce, tomato, cucumber, avocado slices and alfafa sprouts and top it with jalapeño (optional).
  • Optionally, if packing for office/school tiffin, can keep the hummus spread and veggies on the side, and put it in sandwich when eating. This keeps the sandwich crisp and fresh.

Notes

Makes a very happy, healthy, cute looking sandwich for children's school tiffin.
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    V
    March 24, 2018 at 10:12 pm

    Is there an alternative I could use to Coriander powder?

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