Israeli Sabich Sandwich Recipe
A vegetarian sandwich made with pita bread, eggplant, boiled egg, pickled mango, and tahini sauce.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 326kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Middle Eastern salad (recipe)
- 2 tablespoon Italian parsley (chopped)
- ¼ cup Tahini Sauce (recipe)
- 1 large eggplant
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 4 large eggs
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoon olive oil (if eggplant is baked) (more, if frying)
- 4 pita bread or flatbread (recipe)
- 8 slices pickled mango (Amba) (recipe)
Instructions
- Prepare Middle Eastern Salad (Zalata) and mix in chopped parsley. Next, prepare the Tahini Sauce. Set both aside until needed.
- Slice the eggplant into ¼"-½" slices and sprinkle with salt on both sides. Set aside for 15 minutes to allow the eggplant to sweat out its bitterness. After 15 minutes, pat dry.
- Meanwhile, add eggs to a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil then turn off the heat. Cover saucepan for 12 minutes. Rinse the eggs with cold water, then peel and slice them.
- Sprinkle the sliced eggplant with black pepper and fry in olive oil on both sides. Drain on paper towels.
- For a healthier option, brush the eggplant slices with oil and season with black pepper. Arrange on a parchment-lined tray and bake in a 450-degree F oven for 30 minutes. Flip halfway through.
Assemble the Sandwich
- Gather all your ingredients and layer your sandwich. Warm pita bread over a flame or in a pan. Add ¼ of the fried eggplant in the center of each pita. Layer with sliced boiled eggs, pickled mangos, and salad. Finally, drizzle with Tahini Sauce.
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Notes
- The nutrition information is for one sandwich with roasted eggplant, without Falafel.
- Sometimes the eggplant in a Sabich Sandwich is battered before being fried. To do that, dip eggplant in flour then in beaten eggs, and finally in seasoned breadcrumbs before frying.
- Another popular ingredient that can be added to a Sabich sandwich is Hummus. Spread hummus on the pita bread before layering the other ingredients.
- Falafel can also be added to Sabich Sandwiches. Fry or air fry the Falafel last before building your Sabich Sandwich so that the falafel are crunchy.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sandwich | Calories: 326kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 185mg | Sodium: 728mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 5g