Pita stuffed with fried eggplant, hard-boiled egg, hummus, salad, and a drizzle of tangy amba and tahini.

Where does Sabich come from?

Sabich is a Israeli dish from Tel Aviv, Israel.

Can Sabich be made vegan, gluten-free, or dairy-free?

Yes. This Sabich recipe includes ingredient substitutions to make it vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, or egg-free — including several of those at once, such as gluten-free and dairy-free together.

How long does Sabich take to make?

About 40 minutes total (25 minutes prep, 15 minutes cooking), serving 4.

Sabich — a Tel Aviv, Israel recipe

Name: Sabich
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Israeli
Ingredients: 1 large eggplant, sliced and fried; 4 eggs, hard-boiled; 4 pita breads; 1 cup hummus; 1/2 cup tahini sauce; 2 cups chopped salad; 3 tbsp amba; a handful parsley

Asia → 🇮🇱 Israel → Tel Aviv

Sabich

Israeli · easy · serves 4

prep 25 min · cook 15 min

~365 cal · 17g protein · 19g carbs · 27g fat (estimated, per serving)

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Open pita stuffed with fried eggplant, egg, salad, and tahini

🇮🇱 Tel Aviv

Sabich came to Israel with Iraqi Jews, who traditionally ate fried eggplant and egg on Shabbat morning. Tel Aviv turned it into a beloved street sandwich: a pita packed to bursting, its richness cut by pickled mango amba and a river of tahini, eaten standing at the counter.

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Ingredients

Serves 4 —

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1 large eggplant, sliced and fried

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4 eggs, hard-boiled

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4 pita breads

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1 cup hummus

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1/2 cup tahini sauce

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2 cups chopped salad

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3 tbsp amba

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a handful parsley

Instructions

1

Salt the eggplant slices, pat dry, and fry in oil until golden and soft; drain.

2

Warm the pitas and smear the insides generously with hummus.

3

Layer in the fried eggplant, sliced egg (or smashed chickpeas), and chopped salad.

4

Drizzle with amba and a bold pour of tahini and finish with parsley.

5

Fold and eat immediately, over a plate — sabich is a two-napkin sandwich.

Tel Aviv street food.

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Tel Aviv. A beachfront city that turned street food into an art.

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Israel. A Mediterranean crossroads of diaspora kitchens.

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Asia. From street-cart woks to slow monastery kitchens.

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Richard Moore & Kelsey Tucker

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