Chef's Quick Tip: Vegetarian roasted chickpea gyros

This week, Chef Michael Burbella of Karvouna Restaurant Catering shows Tina Redwine how to make vegetarian roasted chickpea gyros.

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Apr 15, 2021, 3:06 PM

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Updated 1,198 days ago

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This week, Chef Michael Burbella of Karvouna Restaurant Catering shows Tina Redwine how to make vegetarian roasted chickpea gyros.

Vegetarian roasted chickpea gyros

1 can cooked chickpeas drain and rinsed

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon paprika

1 tablespoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon cayanne pepper

1/4 teaspoon salt

Whole wheat pita

1/4 cup prepared tzatziki

1/4 red onion sliced thin

1/4 cup cherry tomatoes sliced in 1/2

Few romain lettuce leaves sliced 1/3 inch thick

Method:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pat dry chickpeas and toss with olive oil, paprika, cumin, cayanne

pepper, salt & pepper. Spread chickpeas onto a non stick pan and roast about 20 minutes until

lightly browned.

Warm the pita and spead one side with the prepared tzatziki. Add about 1/3 cup of roasted

chickpeas. Top with cut lettuce, cherry tomatoes and onion. Fold in half and wrap parchment

paper 2/3 of the way up.