Cookbook:Sabich (Vegetable and Pita Sandwich)

| Sandwiches | Cuisine of Israel

Sabich is a popular Israeli sandwich based on what Iraqi Jews ate on Sabbath morning, featuring fried eggplant, boiled potato, and hard-boiled egg. Instead of serving the ingredients on a tray, as was traditional, sabich stuffs everything in a pita.

Israeli salad

 * 2 tomatoes, cored and chopped
 * ½ ea. cucumber, chopped
 * 1 onion, chopped
 * 1 tbsp minced parsley
 * 2 tbsp lemon juice
 * 2 tbsp oil
 * Salt

Sandwich

 * 1 eggplant, sliced into 1 cm rounds
 * 4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and sliced
 * Vegetable oil, for frying
 * 4 pita breads
 * ¾ cup hummus
 * ½ cup tahini
 * Amba sauce

Israeli salad

 * 1) Put the tomatoes, cucumber, onion, and parsley in a bowl.
 * 2) Take another small bowl and mix the lemon juice, oil, and salt.
 * 3) Pour the dressing over the vegetables and toss well, leave it to stand for a couple of minutes.

Sandwich

 * 1) Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high temperature. When the oil has become hot enough, fry the eggplant slices until they turn golden brown. Place the golden eggplant slices on a paper towel to remove the excess oil.
 * 2) Spread the hummus evenly in each pita bread
 * 3) Stuff the pitas with the slices of fried eggplants and the boiled eggs.
 * 4) Spoon over some of the Israeli salad, drizzle the tahini and amba over the pitas, and serve.

Notes, tips, and variations

 * Amba is pickled mango that is very popular in the Middle east. It may be difficult to find amba in some stores, but you can use hot sauce instead.