Apple and hummus pita breads are a crunchy, sweet and healthy lunch bite. Who knew apples and hummus were a match made in heaven?
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- Apple and hummus pita breads are a crunchy, sweet and healthy lunch bite. Who knew apples and hummus were a match made in heaven?
- Apples and hummus - a match made in heaven
- Ingredient Spotlight: Cosmic Crisp Apples
- Do Apple and Hummus Go Together?
- Why you must try this easy lunch
- Ingredients for pita bread with apples and hummus
- Directions
- Scaling the recipe
- Storage
- Making in Advance
- Dominant flavors and ingredients
- Top tips
- Adaptations
- What else to eat with hummus:
- Equipment
- Accompanying Dishes
- When to Serve
- Other lunch dishes
- Pin for Later!
- Recipe
Apples and hummus - a match made in heaven
Pita bread with hummus and apples may sound like a strange sandwich combination - and that's because it really is. But once you try this little healthy bite, made crunchy cucumbers, microgreens and our very own healthy hummus recipe, you'll forget you ever ate pita bread in any other way!
When I was in university, our student cafe served a quasi-Middle Eastern hummus sandwich. Inside two pieces of bread were nestled cucumber, sprouts and thin, crisp slices of apple.
For weeks I eyed that sandwich, wondering how it was going to taste. When I thought about what to eat with hummus, apple never factored high on that list. Cucumber and sprouts, that I could get. But apples and hummus? That combination both attracted and repelled me.
Then one day, I tried the apple and hummus sandwich. And my tastebuds rejoiced. The sweetness of the apples played beautifully against the tangy, lemony and garlicky hummus. The cucumbers and apples provided a nice crunch. And the microgreens just added a burst of peppery flavour and more healthy vitamins.
All together, this apple and hummus sandwich became the perfect lunch - one I couldn't wait to recreate. And once you taste it, you won't be able to wait, either.
Ingredient Spotlight: Cosmic Crisp Apples
I knew I just had to make pita bread with hummus and apples bread when I tried the new Cosmic Crisp Washington State Apples.
The Cosmic Crisp apple was released to the market in January, after 20 years of research and classical breeding at Washington State University (which, if you're like me and you care about that sort of thing, means this apple is non-GMO).
Cosmic Crisps are a cross between the ‘Enterprise’ and ‘Honeycrisp’. This makes them crispier and sweeter than other varieties, and naturally slow to brown. In fact, I've had half-cut or sliced Cosmic Crisp apples in my fridge for a whole day, with barely any browning around the edges!
But what made this apple perfect to eat with hummus was its natural snap, crunchy texture and delicate, juicy sweetness. All of this provided the perfect counter-balance to my homemade healthy hummus recipe, with its garlic and lemon!
For more apple recipes:
Do Apple and Hummus Go Together?
Absolutely! Apples have a natural sweetness and tang to them. This works beautifully with the savory, garlicky and lemony flavour of hummus.
Additionally, apples that are crisp like the Cosmic Crisp provide a good contrast with the creaminess of hummus. If you're not having an apple and hummus pita, I recommend you try dipping apples into your hummus - this is really a delicious, healthy snack combo!
For more hummus recipes:
- Recipes for easy springtime Middle Eastern entertaining with wine: spring hummus with crispy chickpeas, goat cheese with herbs and wine-soaked strawberries {GF, Veg, V}
- Israeli Hummus Recipe: smooth and silky, made with chickpeas, the best tahini, and chunks of garlic
- The Middle Eastern Small Plates E-book
- {TRAVEL} Food snaps from Israel: My Israel Foodie Guide
Why you must try this easy lunch
Apples and hummus pita bread bites are a delicious lunch option that goes beyond the boring old tuna or egg sandwich, for days when you don't have time to make these amazing quinoa sweet potato wraps. They'll also make a snappy little appetizer, if that's your jam! These pita breads with apples and hummus are:
- vegan
- ready in minutes
- easy to put together
- delicious
- endlessly customizable (feel free to remove any of the other ingredients!)
- portable
- can be made in advance
- easily scaleable - feel free to turn this into one large pita sandwich, or make many small pita breads with apples and hummus
Ingredients for pita bread with apples and hummus
This is one of my easiest lunch recipes! All you need is:
- mini pita breads (or one large pita bread)
- Cosmic Crisp apples
- Cucumbers
- Microgreens of your choice (I used radish sprouts and snow pea sprouts)
- Hummus! I encourage you to make my healthy hummus recipe, for which you'll need: can of chickpeas, garlic, lemon, tahini, olive oil and salt & pepper)
Directions
Prep the ingredients
Assemble all your ingredients. Slice the cucumber into long, diagonal slices (they look prettier!). Slice the apples. Rinse the microgreens.
Finally, if you're going to make homemade hummus, get out the food processor or high powered blender.
Make the hummus
To make my healthy hummus recipe, add 1 can of chickpeas and 2 cloves of garlic to food processor and pulse until well processed. Add tahini, lemon juice, salt and cumin, and process until well combined, about 5 minutes. Slowly drizzle in 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Check texture - if it's smooth and silky, omit water - but I usually add about ¼ cup to really get the texture I like. Process another 5 minutes. Taste and adjust flavours.
Assemble the pita bread with hummus and apples
Arrange your mini pitas or large pita on a plate or cutting board. Smear a generous amount of hummus - 2 TBs for a mini pita, or much more than that for a large pita bread.
Top with cucumber, apples, and microgreens, in that order. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Finally, top with another slice of apple, for looks.
And that's it - you're ready to dig into your lunch!
Scaling the recipe
This recipe makes 8 mini pita bread bites, or 1 large pita bread. If you make my hummus recipe, you'll end up with some leftovers. You can easily increase the recipe to make more - in fact, I encourage you to do so as they keep well!
Storage
Kept in an airtight container, pita bread with hummus and apples will last two days. Because Cosmic Crisp apples are so slow to brown, you can even slice them ahead of time and not worry! If you keep all the components separately, then you can enjoy these pita bites for up to 4 days.
The hummus will last fives days.
Making in Advance
My healthy garlic hummus, which is the only part of this pita bread with apples and hummus that really requires any work, can easily be made in advance. It will keep for a few days, so you've got time to play with here.
I suggest making the hummus in the evening when you've got time, and storing it in a portable little container. Then the next day, dress your pita with hummus in the morning, or right when you're ready to eat lunch. Top it with apples, cucumbers and sprouts, and voila - you're ready for a Middle Eastern partay in your mouth.
Dominant flavors and ingredients
This unusual lunch sandwich takes the traditional pita bread with hummus and takes it up about 1,000 notches. The flavours of these apple and hummus pita breads are sweet, crunchy, garlicky and creamy all at the same time.
If you cannot eat sprouts, feel free to omit them. If you want to skip the cucumbers, be my guest.
Top tips
Making apple and hummus pita breads for lunch couldn't be any easier. If you're looking for some tips, this is the advice I got:
- Make the hummus yourself. Homemade healthy hummus is so much better, fresher and healthier than the preservative-filled store-bought version - plus it takes about 10 minutes to make. So honestly, just do it.
- Get real Cosmic Crisp apples for this recipe. While Honey Crisp or Gala will both taste good, nothing compares to the snap and sweetness of the Honey Crisp
Adaptations
These apple and hummus pita breads are naturally vegetarian and vegan.
To add some protein, I also recommend adding cheddar cheese or turkey to these pitas!
Gluten-free
To make this apple and hummus treat gluten-free, use your favourite gluten-free bread. In a pinch, even warmed up corn tortillas will work!
Paleo
If you're abstaining from chickpeas for paleo reasons, then use almond butter, smashed avocado or homemade cauliflower hummus for the recipe.
Keto
Unfortunately, this recipe cannot be easily made keto because of the apples.
What else to eat with hummus:
You can add any of the following ingredients to these apple and hummus pita breads to make them even more interesting!
- Carrot slices
- Smashed avocado
- Cooked chicken breast
- Sliced turkey breast
- Onions
- Switch cucumbers for mild pickles
Equipment
For these apple and hummus pita breads, you'll need:
- Food processor
- Cutting board
- Butter knife
- Chef's knife
Accompanying Dishes
Looking for something else to serve with pita bread with hummus and apples? I got you covered! Whether for lunch or an appetizer, these dishes go great with my pita pockets!
When to Serve
These are perfect for lunch! They can also be served as an appetizer or during brunch.
Other lunch dishes
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Recipe
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Apple and hummus pita breads
Equipment
Ingredients
For assembling pita bread with hummus and apples
- 8 mini pita breads or one large pita bread
- 1 Cosmic Crisp apple
- 1 Lebanese cucumber
- ½ cup microgreens of your choice I used radish sprouts and snow pea sprouts
- 1 cup garlic hummus recipe below, or your choice of hummus
Instructions
- Slice the cucumber into long, diagonal slices. Slice the apples. Rinse the microgreens.
- Set up the food processor or high powered blender.
Make hummus
- To make my garlic hummus, add 1 can of chickpeas and 2 cloves of garlic to food processor and pulse until well processed.
- Add tahini, lemon juice, salt and cumin, and process until well combined, about 5 minutes. Slowly drizzle in 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Check texture - if it's smooth and silky, omit water - but I usually add about ¼ cup to really get the texture I like.
- Process another 5 minutes. Taste and adjust flavours.
Assemble the pita bread with hummus and apples
- Arrange your mini pitas or large pita on a plate or cutting board. Smear a generous amount of hummus - 2 TBs for a mini pita, or much more than that for a large pita bread.
- Top with cucumber, apples, and microgreens, in that order. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Finally, top with another slice of apple, for looks.
Audrey says
This is a great twist on classic pita and hummus.
kseniaprints says
Yes!! Once you try it with apples, you'll be convinced!
Ashlea C. says
These were so easy to make and taste amazing! Great combination.
kseniaprints says
Aren't they the best? Little bites of happiness, for me.
Jessica Formicola says
Putting apple and hummus together is genius! I love that sweet and savory combo!
kseniaprints says
It's mind-blowing! So simple, but once you taste it it's like, how have I never done this before?
Natalie says
Really interesting flavor combo. I think I never tried anything like this but it looks so delicious. Now I want to make this.
kseniaprints says
Do it! It takes minutes and it's beyond delish.
Angela says
Love the crunch. So tasty!
kseniaprints says
Me too! The sound effects are crucial here 😉
Debra says
This is such a fun idea....and tasty too!
kseniaprints says
Comes together in seconds!
Leslie says
I am very intrigued by your recipe..This is a great flavor combination that I haven't heard of before. Sounds amazing!
kseniaprints says
I know, few people have - and yet it's so, so good!
Lilly says
So tasty! I love this combination!
kseniaprints says
It's so sweet and crunchy and yummy!
Katie says
Oh wow, I’m a hummus addict so I cannot wait to give this a try!
Katie xoxo
kseniaprints says
you will LOVE it!!!
Kay says
A perfect healthy snack for me and the kids, the apple added a lovely sweetness to the recipe!
kseniaprints says
Yes! My son loves that little burst of sweetness
Maddie says
I can't wait to try this for lunch tomorrow! Thank you for sharing.
kseniaprints says
Please do - and let me know how you like it!
Sharon says
Had this for breakfast with my homemade hummus. Started with a bit of cherry jam first, then the hummus and apple. Absolute and strangely delicious! Thanks for the great idea,
kseniaprints says
Cherry jam? That’s so unique! Sounds very interesting