Roasted Chickpea Gyros

Ingredients

• Chickpeas

  (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned

  15 oz or 425g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Paprika

  Spices

  1 tbsp or 7g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 tsp or 2g

• Cayenne pepper

  Spices, red or cayenne

  ½ tsp or 0.9g

• Salt

  Table

  ¼ tsp or 2g

• Pita bread

  Whole-wheat

  4 pita, large or 256g

• Tzatziki

  Trader Joe's

  8 tbsp or 120g

• Onions

  Raw

  ¼ medium or 28g

• Lettuce

  Romaine or cos, raw

  2 leaf outer or 56g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, raw, year round average

  1 medium whole or 123g

Directions

1. Chop lettuce leaves, slice tomatoes and red onions. Set aside.
2. Drain and rinse chickpeas. Pat chickpeas dry with paper towel, removing any skins that may come off.
3. Gently toss chickpeas with oil, paprika, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and salt.
4. Spread chickpeas onto a greased rimmed baking sheet and roast at 400 degrees F (200 C) for about 20 minutes, until lightly browned but not hard.
5. Spread some tzatziki onto one side of a pita, then sprinkle in ¼ of the chickpeas and add veggies. Fold in half and enjoy!

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