Green Herb Hummus with Mushroom Shawarma

Herb-packed green hummus piled with shawarma-spiced seared mushrooms and quick-pickled onion, scooped up with warm pita.

💪 Where's the protein? Right here — 19g

Chickpeas (11g)
Tahini (4g)
Pita + mushrooms (4g)

🍃 Sugar-Free Option

No added sweeteners in this recipe — it's sugar-free as written. Any sugars in the nutrition panel come from whole vegetables, grains, and fruit only.

Ingredients (all organic)

✓Chickpeas, 1.5 cups
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✓Parsley + cilantro, 1 cup packed
✓Lemon, 1
✓Garlic, 3 cloves
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✓Shawarma spice: cumin, coriander, smoked paprika, turmeric, cinnamon
✓Red onion, 1/2, sliced thin
✓Red wine vinegar, 2 tbsp
✓Whole-wheat pita, 1 large
✓Olive oil, 1.5 tbsp

Dotted ⓘ ingredients have photos and store locations in the field guide.

How to Prep

1Blend chickpeas, tahini, the herbs, lemon, and 1 clove garlic into a green-flecked hummus.
2Soak the onion in vinegar while you cook.
3Toss mushrooms with oil, remaining garlic, and the shawarma spices; sear hard in a dry-hot pan until browned and juicy at the center.
4Hummus in a wide bowl, shawarma mushrooms piled high, pickled onion over, warm pita for scooping.

🔪 Starting from raw? The basics (1)

Chickpeas: canned or from dry

Canned works everywhere — one 15-oz can, drained and rinsed, is about 1½ cups. From dry: soak overnight, then simmer 60–90 minutes until creamy inside (1 cup dry makes about 3 cups).

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