Sabich: pita bread filled with eggplant, hummus, and other ingredients

Sabich: pita bread filled with eggplant, hummus, and other ingredients

Main dishes

A pita filled with roasted eggplant seasoned with za’atar, hummus, hard-boiled eggs, tahini, and fresh vegetables: a very delicious Israeli snack.

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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

5 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

  1. Preheat the oven to 220 °C.
  2. Slice the eggplants, salt them, and place them on paper towels. While you’re doing that, heat the pita bread.
  3. Chop the bell pepper and cucumber into small dice, and set aside. ≈ 8 min
  4. Pat dry the eggplant slices and arrange them on the baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with za’atar. ≈ 2 min
  5. Roast the eggplants for about 10 minutes.
  6. Meanwhile, finely chop the parsley. ≈ 8 min
  7. Prepare the hummus and ensure the eggs are hard-boiled if they aren’t already. ≈ 3 min
  8. 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.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 5 bread pitas
  • 2 eggplants
  • 3 hard-boiled eggs
  • 1 bell pepper, diced
  • 1 tablespoon of za’atar (oregano, sesame seeds, and sumac)
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil
  • 1/2 cucumber, diced
  • 3 bunches of flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 tablespoon of tahini
  • hummus, to taste
  • salt, to taste

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