Pita sandwiches with roasted eggplant and artichokes

You don’t need an actual recipe for this. Get creative and add your favorite fillings to the pita pockets. These are some of my favorite pita fillings, street-style inspired. The smoky grilled eggplant and tangy artichoke hearts are the star here. You can balance out all those flavors with a refreshing salad, adding vegan feta to the usual tahini base.

Just assemble all the ingredients and serve!

Pita sandwiches with roasted eggplant and artichokes

Ingredients

Pita pockets, as needed

Roasted eggplant slices (recipe below)

1 jar of artichoke hearts (use as needed)

Salad (recipe below), use as needed

Tahini sauce (recipe below), use as needed

Vegan feta, as needed

For the tahini sauce

Ingredients

1/4 cup tahini

2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

2 cloves of garlic, minced

3 tbsp tablespoons cold water

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 tsp ground smoked paprika (optional)

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl, whisk well to combine and use as needed

For the roasted eggplant

1 medium eggplant, washed and sliced

salt. to taste

some olive oil

Heat olive oil in a skillet or grill pan over medium-high

Add the eggplant slices

Sprinkle some salt

Cook until they appear charred/roasted on each side, about 15-20 minutes

Remove from heat and use as needed

For the salad

3 medium size firm tomatoes, finely chopped

2 cucumbers, finely chopped

1/2 cup purple cabbage, shredded

some parsley, finely chopped

lemon juice, as needed

salt and pepper, to taste

In a bowl, mix together the tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Use as needed

Directions for the sandwich

Toast pita pockets

In each pita pocket, add 2 to 3 slices roasted eggplant.

Layer with the artichoke hearts

Add the salad

Top with the tahini sauce

Add the crumbled vegan feta

Serve immediately

*You may store any remaining tahini sauce in an airtight glass container in the refrigerator for about 4-5 days*

*Store any remaining salad in the refrigerator and consume within a day

*I have given approximate measurements. Use as much or as little of the ingredients to your preference