Breakfast

Boiled Egg and Hummus Pitta Pocket

Name: Boiled Egg and Hummus Pitta Pocket
Prep time: 12 min
Total time: 12 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 1 pitta, about 60 g Wholemeal pitta; 2 large (110 g) Egg; 40 g Hummus; 50 g Cucumber; 60 g Tomato; A good pinch Za'atar; A squeeze Lemon juice

A warm wholemeal pitta stuffed with hummus, sliced boiled eggs, cucumber, tomato and za'atar. 23 g of protein for 426 kcal.

Calories: 426kcal
Protein: 23g
Fat: 18g
Carbs: 38g

Per serving, makes 1. 12 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Gluten
Eggs
Sesame

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Boiled Egg and Hummus Pitta Pocket, plated and ready to serve. — The finished recipe. Boiled Egg and Hummus Pitta Pocket

Ingredients 1 to 6 for boiled egg and hummus pitta pocket arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 1 to 6. 1 pitta, about 60 g Wholemeal pitta. 2 large (110 g) Egg. 40 g Hummus (Shop-bought. Reduced-fat versions are nearer 200 kcal.). 50 g Cucumber. 60 g Tomato. A good pinch Za'atar

Ingredients 7 to 7 for boiled egg and hummus pitta pocket arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 7 to 7. A squeeze Lemon juice

Boiled Egg and Hummus Pitta Pocket, preparation step 1: Lower the eggs into boiling water for seven minutes, then cool them under the tap and peel. — Step 1. Lower the eggs into boiling water for seven minutes, then cool them under the tap and peel.

Boiled Egg and Hummus Pitta Pocket, preparation step 2: Toast the pitta until it puffs, then cut across the top and open the pocket. — Step 2. Toast the pitta until it puffs, then cut across the top and open the pocket.

The finished boiled egg and hummus pitta pocket. — Step 3. Spread the hummus inside, slide in the sliced eggs, cucumber and tomato, and finish with the za'atar and lemon.

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Ingredients

Wholemeal pitta1 pitta, about 60 g
Egg2 large (110 g)
Hummus40 g
Shop-bought. Reduced-fat versions are nearer 200 kcal.
Cucumber50 g
Tomato60 g
Za'atarA good pinch
Lemon juiceA squeeze

Method

Lower the eggs into boiling water for seven minutes, then cool them under the tap and peel.
Toast the pitta until it puffs, then cut across the top and open the pocket.
Spread the hummus inside, slide in the sliced eggs, cucumber and tomato, and finish with the za'atar and lemon.

Worth knowing

Seven minutes gives a yolk that is just set and still soft in the centre. It holds together in a pocket where a six-minute egg leaks.
Hummus is 17 g of fat per 100 g, so 40 g is weighed rather than scooped. It is the second biggest share of the 18 g of fat, after the yolks.

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