Falafel Pitas
photo by Sarah_Jayne
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 2 (14 ounce) cans chickpeas
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground cilantro
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄4 cup fresh parsley
- oil, for brushing
- 6 pita breads
- 1 head lettuce
- 1⁄2 cucumber, sliced
directions
- Turn the grill/broiler to medium.
- Tip the chickpeas into a food processor or blender with the onion, carrots, garlic, cilantro, cumin, parsley and salt and pepper to taste.
- Whizz briefly so that you retain some of the chunky texture to the chickpeas.
- Using your hands, shape the mixture into six burgers.
- Brush both sides of each burger with a little oil.
- Carefully place the burgers on to a grill/broiler pan lined with foil and grill/broil for 5 minutes on each side.
- Meanwhile, toast the pita breads and tear the lettuce into strips.
- Stuff the hot burgers into the pita breads.
- Add a small handful of torn lettuce and a few slices of cucumber.
- Serve drizzled with a spoonful of yogurt, if you wish.
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Thanks so much for posting this Sarah Jayne!! My boyfriend and I love falafel but much like you have committed to eating healthy and we also cook all our meals at home. I was really scared when I started putting things in the blender but I had spaghetti as a back up plan! However, this came out great. It had the same great true falafel taste. We ate this in whole wheat pita with some shredded lettuce and yogurt with a little lemon. I would have never thought of making my own healthier falafel if I hadn't come across your posting. Thanks!!
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