Mezze-Style Grilling Cheese & Pita Board
with Roasted Chickpeas, Veggies, Hummus & Yogurt Sauce | 2 servings
- Milk
- Sesame
- Wheat
If you’re a grazer who’d rather eat apps than entrées (no judgments here!), this is a fantastic vegetarian dinner idea for you. We’re excited to present lots of delicious nibbles you can eat with your fingers (or with a pita or a cuke dipper—you get the idea!). You’ve got hummus, dilly yogurt sauce, crunchy roasted chickpeas, buttery za’atar spiced whole-grain pitas, fresh cucumber and bell pepper dippers, and our crowning glory: halloumi (grilling cheese) sporting a crisp, savory crust you have to taste to believe!
Ingredients
¼ ounce
Dill
1 unit
Bell Pepper
1 unit
Mini Cucumber
1 unit
Chickpeas
1 tablespoon
Tunisian Spice Blend
6 ounce
Grilling Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 tablespoon
Za'atar Spice
(Contains: Sesame)
6 tablespoon
Yogurt
(Contains: Milk)
2 unit
Whole Wheat Pitas
(Contains: Sesame, Wheat)
8 tablespoon
Hummus
(Contains: Sesame)
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
4 teaspoon
Olive Oil
1 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
2 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Cooking Steps
Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry produce. Pick and roughly chop fronds from dill. Halve, core, and thinly slice bell pepper into strips. Trim and cut cucumber on a diagonal into ½ inch-thick pieces.
Drain and rinse chickpeas; thoroughly pat dry with paper towels. Place on a baking sheet and cover with a large piece of plastic wrap. Smash chickpeas with a mallet or heavy-bottomed pan, breaking them apart. TIP: No need to pulverize—aim to keep the chickpeas somewhat intact. Remove plastic wrap. To chickpeas on sheet, add a large drizzle of olive oil, Tunisian Spice Blend, half the dill, salt and pepper. Toss to combine; spread across sheet in a single layer. Roast chickpeas on top rack until crispy, 18-20 minutes.
While chickpeas roast, slice grilling cheese into ½-inch-thick slices. Place 1 tsp Za’atar Spice Blend on a plate; add grilling cheese and coat all over, pressing to adhere. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add seasoned grilling cheese and cook until browned, 1-2 minutes per side.
In a small bowl, combine yogurt and remaining dill. Season with salt and pepper.
Place 2 TBSP butter in a second small microwave-safe bowl. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and microwave until melted, 30-40 seconds. Evenly brush the tops of pitas with melted butter; sprinkle with remaining Tunisian Spice Blend, 1 tsp Za’atar Spice Blend, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Toast pitas on top rack (use a baking sheet or place directly on oven rack) until golden, 2-3 minutes. Cut toasted pitas into quarters.
Place hummus in a third small bowl. Using a spoon, make a well in the center and add a drizzle of olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Transfer roasted chickpeas to a medium bowl (or two small bowls). Arrange hummus, chickpeas, and yogurt sauce in the center of a large board or platter. Fan grilling cheese around yogurt sauce and toasted pitas around hummus. Fill remaining gaps on board with bell pepper and cucumber. Serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Feb 2026- Flavor: Many loved the grilling cheese, especially with Za'atar spice. Some found the chickpeas dry and bland.
- Ease of prep: Several mentioned it was time-consuming or unclear to prepare, particularly the cheese and chickpeas.
- Suggestions: Consider adding olives or tomatoes for more flavor. Try coating the cheese in cornmeal for better frying.
- Portions: Some felt there were too many peppers and not enough cucumbers or other ingredients.
- Texture: The roasted chickpeas were divisive; some loved them, while others found them too dry or odd.
Reviews from our home cooks
We made this for game night. If you have never had Halloumi you have to try it. Especially if you love cheese but are lactose intolerant. It's a solid cheese, a little salty...like mozz...but it's a wonderful cheese for frying or grilling. I rolled it in a mix of yellow corn meal and the spices and made fried cheese sticks. We also got the spinach artichoke dip, which was a big hit with our group!
We loved this! I was a little disappointed the grilling cheese wasn't like eating saganaki, otherwise everything was delicious. I never would have thought to roast chickpeas! It's my new favorite way to eat them!!!
Chickpeas were a little odd by themselves, although good, but the grilling cheese with the Za'atar spice is SO good. Need more of that.
The cheese was a new thing for me and it was fun and delicious. We would definitely order again.
The cheese did not grill - it melted in the pan. The yogurt dip didn't seem to pair well with the veggies. The seasoning for bread and chickpeas was great!
This was good and a lot of work to make it. Not enough peppers or cucumbers and too much sauce and the chickpeas were dry. Too much dry ingredients.
We got the wrong recipe in our box and had to use the online recipe. Didn't read it all the way through and used all of the Tunisian spice in the chickpeas and had none for the pitas. It was much harder to make the recipe using my tiny cell phone. The food itself was absolutely amazing.
This was the perfect summer lunch. Loved the spices. Delicious
Delicious and fun. Ate this as a regular dinner and it was filling.
Cucumber was really small could have used a bigger one. Rest of it was really good.
