Falafel Pita Sandwich
User Reviews
4.3
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Prep Time
40 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
50 mins
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Servings
20 Falafels
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Calories
82 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Middle Eastern
Falafel Pita Sandwich
Description
The Falafel Pita Sandwich features falafel patties crafted from soaked chickpeas blended with onion, broccoli, coriander, parsley, and warming spices like cumin and coriander powder. The mixture is processed to a consistency that holds together well for frying, resulting in falafel with a crispy golden crust and a slightly textured, moist interior. The sandwich includes fresh vegetables such as tomato and cucumber, along with olives for saltiness and pita bread to hold the components together. A smear of hummus adds creaminess, while optional sambal introduces a spicy dimension. This sandwich offers a satisfying combination of crunchy and soft elements with herbal and mildly spiced notes.
The falafels are formed into palm-sized balls and pan-fried in a small amount of neutral oil to crisp the exterior without excessive greasiness. The use of broccoli adds extra texture and nutrition to the falafel mix. This sandwich is well suited for lunches or casual dinners when you want a plant-based, filling meal.
Ingredients
Ingredients for the Falafels
- 2 cups chickpeas dried
- 4 garlic finely chopped, cloves
- 1 onion finely chopped, small
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- ¾ cups Coriander chopped, fresh
- ½ cup parsley chopped
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt add more to taste
Ingredients for the Falafel Sandwich
- pita bread
- hummus
- 1 tomato large
- ½ cucumber
- green olives or black olives
- sambal optional, or hot sauce
Instructions
- Leave the chickpeas soaking overnight, at least 12 hours before preparing your falafels.
- Once your chickpeas have been soaking for at least 12 hours, rinse them and remove the excess of water. Add them in a food processor and blend for a couple of seconds.
- Add to the food processor the onion, broccoli, fresh coriander, fresh parsley, coriander powder, cumin powder, black pepper and salt.
- Blend all the ingredients until you have a well-combined mixture. It shouldn't be mushy as the balls will be too dense, but it needs to be blended enough for the dough to not fall apart when frying them.
- Using your hands or using a falafel press, form the dough into round shapes. Make sure the size is not too small or too big. It should be around the size of your palm.
- Heat up some neutral oil in a small frying pan so you don't have to use that much oil. Fry the falafels until they are brown and crispy on the outside. If the falafels are shaped correctly, not much oil will go inside. The inside part will still be really fresh and light.
- Cut the Pita Bread in half, spread some hummus and spicy sauce (optional) on the bread, add some fresh chopped tomatoes and cucumber drizzled with some olive oil, add lettuce and finally the homemade falafels. Top the sandwich with green or black olives. Optionally, can add some yoghurt sauce as well.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 20Falafels
Amount Per Serving
Calories 82 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 82kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 125mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 243mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 269IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.3
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