Tzatziki and Chickpea Flatbread
As we were driving home from church on Sunday, I was trying to think of what to make for dinner. I knew I had some naan in the freezer and I happened to have all of the ingredients to make tzatziki so I wanted to do something with that. For a little extra protein, I decided to add some chickpeas and lately I’ve been loving my chickpeas roasted… so one thing led to another and we ended up with this super easy & delicious flatbread!
If you want to make things super simple you could use store bought tzatziki but I promise this recipe is so easy that you could make your own!
PrintTzatziki and Chickpea Flatbread
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Yield: 2 1x
- Category: Dinner
Ingredients
- 2 pieces of naan (I used the garlic naan from Trader Joe’s)
- 1 can of chickpeas, rinsed & drained
- ¼ tsp cumin
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cucumber
- ½ cup plain 0% Greek yogurt
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp fresh chopped dill
- Dash of salt
- Optional: Cherry tomatoes, red onion, fresh herbs.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400
- Toss the chickpeas with the cumin, garlic powder, and salt.
- Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick spray and spread out the chickpeas into an even layer.
- Pop them in the oven and cook for 15-20 minutes.
- They’ll start to brown and shrink a bit. Don’t take them out too early, because you really want them to get crispy!
- Once they’re almost done, pop in the naan to heat it up. Even if it’s frozen, it’ll probably only need a few minutes in the oven.
- While all of that’s cooking, you can make your tzaziki!
- Peel the cucumber and slice length wise.
- Scoop out all the seeds.
- Grate the cucumber using a large box grater.
- Squeeze the moisture out of the grated cucumber and add it a small bowl.
- Combine with the Greek yogurt.
- Using a garlic press, crush the garlic clove and add to the yogurt mix.
- Add in olive oil, lemon juice, dill, and salt. Stir to combine.
- To assemble the flatbreads, just top the naan with the tzaziki and then top with chickpeas. You can also add in a little diced onion, tomato, and/or more fresh herbs!
- Serve immediately!
I really loved the creamy tzatziki with the crunchy chickpeas. And naan… well that speaks for itself. Even if you don’t like Indian food, you like naan. It’s just so soft and delicious. It made the perfect flatbread base!
Got a little leftover flatbread? You can always use it to make this easy white pizza…
Just saying. Naan is pretty darn versatile.
I’ve been spending the past couple of days traveling to DC and Baltimore, most recently for the Natural Products Expo. I have so much to tell you! I’m pretty sure I sampled over 100 products yesterday. I’ll be recapping my favorites on Monday! In the mean time, I hope you all have a great weekend!
I love quick and easy meals like this! It sounds so simple yet so good!
mmm such a delicious looking pizza creation! I love flatbreads, but for some reason I don’t buy them as much as I should! And naan….oh man that stuff. Theres definetly a reason why I dont buy that stuff more. I could just eat it and eat it and eat it!
Haha me too! I’m pretty sure I could eat a whole basket of naan!
I love flatbreads! I’ll have to pick up some of that naan next time I’m at TJs!
i love making pizza or open faced sandwich on a naan. this looks lovely.
Yum! You had me at garlic naan.
Crispy chickpeas! They used to be my go-to savoury snack years ago but I haven’t prepared any in a while. What a great idea to use them and tzatziki as a flatbread topping. Oh and congrats on keeping your dill alive! I am a serial basil killer so I haven’t dared buying a new plant again ;).
I think crispy is my favorite way to eat chickpeas!!
This seriously looks SO good. Using naan as a pizza crust used to be one of my favorite things to do!
This looks so easy and delicious! I love tzatziki and chickpeas!
Beautiful and healthy! Love it! Naan is on the Trader Joe’s shopping list for today!
Such a simple idea! I’m always looking for delicious ways to use flatbreads and chickpeas tick all the boxes!