Roasted Chickpea Gyros

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 15-oz can chickpeas (425 g, 1 ½ cup soaked chickpeas if starting from dry, drained and rinsed)

1 Tbsp olive oil (15 mL)

1 Tbsp paprika*

1 tsp ground black pepper

½ tsp cayenne pepper

¼ tsp salt

4 pita flatbreads

1 cup tzatziki (click for recipe) (250 g, use ⅓ recipe if you're just making it for these gyros)

¼ red onion (cut into strips)

2 lettuce leaves (roughly chopped)

1 tomato (sliced)

Directions

Prep: Preheat oven to 400°F (204°C). Pat dry chickpeas with paper towel, removing any skins that may come off. Gently toss chickpeas with oil, paprika, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and salt.

Roast: Spread chickpeas on a greased rimmed baking sheet and roast for about 20 minutes until lightly browned but not hard.

Assemble: Spread some tzatziki onto one side of the pita, then sprinkle in ¼ of the chickpeas and add veggies. Fold in half and enjoy!

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 gyro
• Calories: 331 kcal
• Total Fat: 12.6 g
• Sodium: 575 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 45 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.5 g
• Protein: 11.5 g