Description
This toasted stuffed hummus and roasted cucumber pita sandwich is my favorite comfort food sandwich fix during fall and winter. It’s got it all – color, texture, and lots and lots of taste. You can actually count it as an entire meal, too!
Ingredients
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Roasted Cucumber, Tomatoes & Cauliflower
- 1 (4-inch/10-centimeter) piece English cucumber, cut into 9 or 10 slices (100 grams)
- 10 grape tomatoes, various colors, halved lengthwise
- 6 small or 3 large cauliflower florets, ideally purple (80 grams total)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/8 teaspoon sumac or paprika
Hummus Sandwich
- 1/3 cup (85 grams) hummus of choice (Hint: I love this with roasted yellow bell pepper hummus; see recipe inspiration HERE)
- 1 (4-ounce/113-gram) fluffy whole grain pita, split into 2 rounds, or 2 pieces (2 ounces/57 grams each) whole grain naan
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh herb mixture, such as mint and basil
- 2 teaspoons pine nuts, ideally pan-toasted
- 1 1/2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup (8 grams) fresh microgreens (Hint: I like AeroFarms Micro Spicy Mix or Upward Farms Spicy Microgreens)
Instructions
- Make the roasted veggies: Preheat the oven to 450°F. Brush or toss cucumbers, tomatoes, and cauliflower with the olive oil. Roast until browned, about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and sumac. Set aside.
- Make the hummus sandwich: Spread hummus onto cut sides (insides) of both pita rounds. Top one round with lemon zest, herbs, pine nuts, and roasted veggies. (Note: Cut cauliflower into smaller pieces, if need.) Press remaining pita round, hummus side down, on top to form a sandwich.
- Fully preheat a cast iron or other stick-resistant skillet over medium-high heat. Brush skillet with half of the oil (3/4 teaspoon), place pita sandwich into the skillet, and brush remaining half of oil (3/4 teaspoon) on pita top. Pan-cook until crisp and toasted as desired, about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes per side. (Hint: Flip sandwich during cooking by transferring it with a pancake turner/large spatula to a plate, place another plate on top, flip over, then transfer back into skillet.)
- Stuff with the microgreens, cut in half with a bread knife, and enjoy while warm.
- Category: Sandwich
- Cuisine: Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 640
- Sugar: 7g includes 0g added sugars
- Sodium: 940mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 90g
- Fiber: 16g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 0mg