Falafel Pita Sandwich
A pita sandwich is a wonderful way to take your homemade falafel to the next level. Let’s face it. There’s a good reason why pretty much every culture has invented some form of sandwich. The idea to stuff two slices of ‘bread’ with a range of ingredients makes it not only convenient & fun to eat, but in the case of this falafel sandwich, it also means that you’re taking in all 9 amino acids, making this meal a complete protein.
Ingredients
Pita Filling
- 16 falafel balls make before
- hummus make before
- 1 red onion
- 1 tbsp sumac
- 2 lemons
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 little gem lettuce
- 2 large tomatoes
- 1/2 cucumber
- 30 g parsley
- 4 pita breads
Tahini Sauce
- 80 g tahini
- 4 tbsp lemon
- 1 garlic clove
Instructions
- Start by making the falafel and hummus. Keep in mind that you need to start this at least the day before in order to soak the legumes.
- For the pita filling, finely slice the onion and mix the slices together with the sumac, the juice of 1 lemon, the extra virgin olive oil and 1/2 tsp salt. Set aside.
- Finely slice the gem lettuce, dice the tomatoes and cucumber, finely chop the parsley. Set everything aside separately.
- In the meantime, make a quick tahini sauce by mixing the tahini and lemon juice with 1 tbsp of water and 1/2 tsp salt. Mix it together until thickened, then keep adding small amounts of water until you can drizzle the tahini from a spoon. Then serve alongside the falafel.
- Re-heat the pita breads either in the oven or the toaster. Then cut open the breads and spread a thick layer of hummus inside. Add a bit of the onions, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber and parsley, followed by 2 falafel balls. Finish with generous drizzle of the tahini sauce, an extra squeeze of lemon juice and a bit more parsley. Tuck in.
Notes
Storage: keep the prepped ingredients in separate containers in the fridge for the next day (apart from the falafel and pita, keep those at room temperature).