Name: Sabich
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 large aubergine, cut into 1cm dice; 2 tbsp olive oil; 4 large pitta breads or wraps; ½ tsp sumac; 1 baby gem lettuce; a pinch of chilli powder; 1 red pepper, cut into 1cm dice; 1 garlic clove, grated or finely minced; crunchy pickled cabbage, pickled peppers or gherkins from the Middle Eastern shop, chopped into big pieces; 4 tbsp Hummus; 1 heaped tbsp mango chutney; 4 tbsp Yoghurt Tahini Dressing; 4 eggs, hard boiled

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Café Cooking

By Gillian Veal

Published 2024

About

This is a really popular Middle Eastern sandwich. I was watching Somebody Feed Phil, a food and travel documentary series on TV, and when Phil Rosenthal was given a sabich he said it was probably the best vegetarian sandwich he’d ever eaten. I went into work the next day and made one, and they’ve flown off the counter ever since. It works well in any kind of pitta or flatbread, or as a wrap.

There’s a lot in this sandwich – it’s not a quick snack. Alternative