Lunch

Hummus and Chickpea Salad Pitta Pockets

Name: Hummus and Chickpea Salad Pitta Pockets
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 1 pitta, about 60 g Wholemeal pitta; 40 g Hummus; 60 g Chickpeas, tinned and drained; 40 g Carrot; 40 g Red cabbage; 40 g Cucumber; A squeeze Lemon juice; A few leaves Fresh mint; A pinch Ground cumin; A pinch Salt

A wholemeal pitta halved and filled with hummus, tinned chickpeas, grated carrot, red cabbage, cucumber, mint and lemon. 351 kcal with no cooking and nothing from an animal.

Calories: 351kcal
Protein: 13g
Fat: 10g
Carbs: 50g

Per serving, makes 1. 10 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

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Hummus and Chickpea Salad Pitta Pockets, plated and ready to serve. — The finished recipe. Hummus and Chickpea Salad Pitta Pockets

Ingredients 1 to 6 for hummus and chickpea salad pitta pockets arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 1 to 6. 1 pitta, about 60 g Wholemeal pitta. 40 g Hummus (Shop-bought. Reduced-fat versions are nearer 200 kcal.). 60 g Chickpeas, tinned and drained (Drained and rinsed. They add bite and about 4 g of protein the hummus alone does not reach. Drained weight. A 400 g tin drains to about 240 g.). 40 g Carrot. 40 g Red cabbage. 40 g Cucumber

Ingredients 7 to 10 for hummus and chickpea salad pitta pockets arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 7 to 10. A squeeze Lemon juice. A few leaves Fresh mint. A pinch Ground cumin. A pinch Salt

Hummus and Chickpea Salad Pitta Pockets, preparation step 1: Grate the carrot and shred the cabbage finely. Toss them with the chickpeas, lemon, cumin, mint and a pinch of salt. — Step 1. Grate the carrot and shred the cabbage finely. Toss them with the chickpeas, lemon, cumin, mint and a pinch of salt.

Hummus and Chickpea Salad Pitta Pockets, preparation step 2: Warm the pitta in the toaster and cut it in half so you have two pockets. Spread the hummus inside each. — Step 2. Warm the pitta in the toaster and cut it in half so you have two pockets. Spread the hummus inside each.

The finished hummus and chickpea salad pitta pockets. — Step 3. Pack the salad in as tightly as it will go and eat over a plate.

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Ingredients

Wholemeal pitta1 pitta, about 60 g
Hummus40 g
Shop-bought. Reduced-fat versions are nearer 200 kcal.
Chickpeas, tinned and drained60 g
Drained and rinsed. They add bite and about 4 g of protein the hummus alone does not reach. Drained weight. A 400 g tin drains to about 240 g.
Carrot40 g
Red cabbage40 g
Cucumber40 g
Lemon juiceA squeeze
Fresh mintA few leaves
Ground cuminA pinch
SaltA pinch

Method

Grate the carrot and shred the cabbage finely. Toss them with the chickpeas, lemon, cumin, mint and a pinch of salt.
Warm the pitta in the toaster and cut it in half so you have two pockets. Spread the hummus inside each.
Pack the salad in as tightly as it will go and eat over a plate.

Worth knowing

Protein is 13 g, which is lower than most lunches here. Fifty grams of feta crumbled in adds 8 g of protein and about 11 g of fat.
The pitta goes soft within an hour of filling. Carry the salad separately if it is for later.

Other lunch recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every lunch between 300 and 450 calories a serving.

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