Sabich: pita bread filled with eggplant, hummus, and other ingredients
A pita filled with roasted eggplant seasoned with za’atar, hummus, hard-boiled eggs, tahini, and fresh vegetables: a very delicious Israeli snack.
The sabich originated in the Iraqi community of Tel Aviv. It can be eaten at any time, either as a sandwich, and offers a wide variety of flavors.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time25 min
- Cook time25 min
- Total50 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodRoasted in the oven
- Estimated cost$8.99 $1.80 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $0.99
- $3.50
- $1.20
- $2.17
- $0.16
- $0.40
- $0.57
Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 220 °C.
- Slice the eggplants, salt them, and place them on paper towels. While you’re doing that, heat the pita bread.
- Chop the bell pepper and cucumber into small dice, and set aside. ≈ 8 min
- Pat dry the eggplant slices and arrange them on the baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with za’atar. ≈ 2 min
- Roast the eggplants for about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, finely chop the parsley. ≈ 8 min
- Prepare the hummus and ensure the eggs are hard-boiled if they aren’t already. ≈ 3 min
- Cut off the top third of the pita bread and fill the inside with eggplant, cucumber, bell pepper, hummus, quartered hard-boiled eggs, tahini, and parsley. ≈ 10 min
The bill
Sabich: pita bread filled with eggplant, hummus, and other ingredients
- 5 bread pitas$0.99
- 2 eggplants$3.50
- 3 hard-boiled eggs$1.20
- 1 tablespoon of za’atar (oregano, sesame seeds, and sumac)$2.17
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil$0.16
- 1/2 cucumber, diced$0.40
- 1 tablespoon of tahini$0.57
Total$8.99
that's $1.80 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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