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    Home » Appetizer Recipes

    Vegan Mediterranean Nachos with Shawarma Chickpeas, Tzatziki, Olives, Pita bread

    Published: Jun 19, 2019 by Richa 17 Comments

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    Vegan Mediterranean Nachos with Shawarma Chickpeas, Tzatziki, Olives, Cucumber, warm toasted Pita bread. Great Appetizer for parties or potluck. Vegan Nutfree Recipe Jump to Recipe

    Vegan Mediterranean Nachos with Shawarma Chickpeas, Tzatziki, Olives, Cucumber, warm toasted Pita bread. Great Appetizer for parties or potluck. #Vegan #nutfree #recipe #Veganricha #Mediterraneannachos

    These Mediterranean inspired nachos are super easy to put together. They are refreshing and so delicious with the various textures and flavors. Some toasted pita bread, warm shawarma spiced chickpeas, veggies, olives or sun dried tomato, and a generous helping of tzatziki! You can also switch up the toppings with some hummus and tahini dressing. Add other veggies such as chopped juicy tomatoes and onions.

    These Nachos can be made gluten-free with glutenfree flatbreads or veggie chips. They also make a great summer meal. What do you like on your Pita Nacho Bowl!

    Vegan Mediterranean Nachos on a white plate on concrete


    Ingredients for these Vegan Mediterranean Nachos

    • Cooked chickpeas are spiced with shawarma spice blend, garlic, salt and paprika to make a delicious spiced topping. You can use other spice blends such as baharat or ras el hanout.
    • The nachos are built up using sliced warm pita bread, sliced olives or sun dried tomato, veggies such as cucumber, tomato, onion.
    • The sauce topping I like is my cooling vegan tzatziki as it works really well in the summer. You can also use some hummus and tahini garlic dressing as a topping.
    • To make these glutenfree, use glutenfree pita bread or glutenfree chips or baked veggie chips instead.

    Step Photos:

    Cook the Chickpeas with shawarma spice, garlic and salt until warmed well and coated in spice. Warm the Pita bread on a gas stove or a skillet. Add toppings of choice such as cucumber, tomato, olives, sundried tomatoes, shredded lettuce or pickles. Add a good helping of the tzatziki and fresh herbs and serve.

    Shawarma Spiced Chickpeas in a white skillet for our Vegan Mediterranean Nachos Pita bread, shawarma chickpeas plated for our Mediterranean Nachos.

    Pita bread, shawarma chickpeas and tzatziki plated for our Mediterranean Nachos. Vegan Mediterranean Nachos with Shawarma Chickpeas, Tzatziki, Olives, Cucumber, warm toasted Pita bread. Great Appetizer for parties or potluck. #Vegan #Veganricha #Mediterraneannachos

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    Vegan Mediterranean Nachos in white plate

    Mediterranean Nachos with Shawarma Chickpeas, Tzatziki, Olives, Cucumber, warm toasted Pita bread. Great Appetizer for parties or potluck. #Vegan #Veganricha #Mediterraneannachos
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    Vegan Mediterranean Nachos with Shawarma Chickpeas, Tzatziki, Pita Bread

    Mediterranean Nachos with Shawarma Spiced Chickpeas, Tzatziki, Olives, Cucumber, warm toasted Pita bread. Great Appetizer for parties or potluck. Vegan Nutfree Recipe
    Prep Time15 mins
    Cook Time15 mins
    Total Time30 mins
    Course: Appetizer
    Cuisine: fusion, Mediterranean
    Keyword: Mediterranean Nachos, Vegetarian Mediterranean Nachos
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 319kcal
    Author: Vegan Richa

    Ingredients

    Shawarma Chickpeas:

    • 15 oz (425.24 g) cooked chickpeas , or 1.5 cups cooked
    • 1 tbsp shawarma spice blend , or use 2 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp coriander, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, dashes of black pepper and cardamom.
    • 1/2 tsp paprika
    • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
    • 1/2 tsp salt or to taste , depends on if the chickpeas were salted

    Other:

    • 3 pita breads
    • 1/2 cup (67.5 g) sliced olives , or sundried totmato or pickles
    • 1 cup (133 g) veggies such as sliced cucumber onions, chopped tomato or a mix
    • 1 recipe tzatziki
    • parsley or dill ,pepper flakes, lime juice for garnish

    Instructions

    • Heat a half tsp oil or 1 tbsp water on a skillet over medium heat. Add the rest of the ingredients and toss well. Cook for 2 mins, then add a good splash of water. Mix well, cover and cook for another 2-3 mins.
    • Make the tzatziki if you havent already, or make some tahini sauce or hummus. Chop the veggies such as cucumber, tomato and herbs such as parsley.
    • Warm the pita bread on a gas flame or grill or skillet. Slice and assemble on the plate.
    • Add the spiced chickpeas, olives, cucumber/tomato on the serving plate. Add other toppings such as pickles/veggies, Add portions of the tzatziki. garnish with parsley or other fresh herbs and serve.

    Notes

    To make these gluten-free: Use gluten-free flatbreads or baked veggie chips.
    Nutrition is for 1 serve of 4, includes my tzatziki and my homemade wheat pita breads

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Vegan Mediterranean Nachos with Shawarma Chickpeas, Tzatziki, Pita Bread
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 319 Calories from Fat 72
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 8g12%
    Saturated Fat 1g6%
    Sodium 390mg17%
    Potassium 412mg12%
    Carbohydrates 46g15%
    Fiber 12g50%
    Sugar 6g7%
    Protein 16g32%
    Vitamin A 325IU7%
    Vitamin C 2.5mg3%
    Calcium 223mg22%
    Iron 5.8mg32%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

     

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    1. Sylvia W

      September 02, 2022 at 8:49 pm

      5 stars
      You had me at Shawarma Chickpeas! I’ve already successfully made vegan Tzatziki for an unrelated meal, and it’s easy and wonderful, so I suspect this is going to go into regular rotation! 😉

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        September 03, 2022 at 2:25 pm

        Sounds great. Vegan Tzatziki for the win!

        Reply
    2. Jeannette

      April 03, 2022 at 9:29 am

      This was so good! Made salad the next day with the leftovers.
      Definitely going in our permanent rotation.

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        April 06, 2022 at 10:51 am

        Awesome! Please do add a rating when you make again!

        Reply
    3. Kayleigh

      March 06, 2020 at 5:17 pm

      Looks amazing! I’ll spread some hummus on the pita to give the chickpeas something to stick to.

      Reply
    4. Sopri

      December 30, 2019 at 12:57 am

      It looks amazing!
      How do you eat it? Do you fill the pita bread? Or just with a fork? Because I guess when pita bread have this triangle shape must be difficult to fill, isn’t it?
      Thank you

      Reply
      • Richa

        December 30, 2019 at 10:06 am

        the pita breads are toasted so they’ll be slightly crisp like nachos. so you can use to pick things up, or just use a fork

        Reply
        • sopri

          January 02, 2020 at 11:25 am

          5 stars
          Thank you!!

          Reply
    5. Stacey

      July 04, 2019 at 7:23 am

      Oh wow! This recipes looks incredible! I’m going to give this one a try 😀

      Reply
    6. Jatin Arora

      June 20, 2019 at 11:58 pm

      Wow! this looks yummy and healthy. I will share this with my wife and definitely give it a try. Thanks for sharing this.

      Reply
    7. Sue

      June 20, 2019 at 8:59 am

      This looks delicious Richa! Thanks.

      Reply
      • Richa

        June 20, 2019 at 3:21 pm

        its so good in the summer!

        Reply
        • Sue

          June 25, 2019 at 7:05 am

          5 stars
          You are so right! It was perfect for our dinner on a hot summer*s night. Thanks Richa.

          Reply
    8. Terry Snyder

      June 20, 2019 at 5:54 am

      Another great, simple recipe.
      I love when you give the recipe for a spice mix like shawarma spice blend within your recipes because I then use it on other foods that I feel inspired to make! I’m going to use this spice blend on roasted cauliflower and add it to the recipe for a more veggie boost.
      In fact, this spice blend would be good on a bunch of roasted veggies( cauliflower, zukes, onions, mushrooms) served over rice or grain.Thanks again for my dinner inspiration this evening.

      Reply
      • Richa

        June 20, 2019 at 3:21 pm

        yes i use shawarma in so many ways! its an amazing blend. You can find the full recipe here. https://www.veganricha.com/2015/04/cauliflower-shawarma-spice-roasted-cauliflower-wrap.html Double or triple the amounts, mix and store

        Reply
    9. cecilia

      June 20, 2019 at 12:37 am

      Love your food, im going to try this tonight

      Reply
    10. Minifoxychicky

      June 19, 2019 at 7:54 am

      Such a great post, such a simple and easy recipe that looks delicious. I will have to try this recipe at home.

      Reply

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