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Falafel Burgers in Pitas

Source of Recipe


Better Homes & Gardens' "Vegetarian Cooking"






List of Ingredients



• 1/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs
  
• 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
  
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
  
• 1 tsp ground cumin
  
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, minced
  
• 2 Tbsp all-purpose white flour
  
• Milk (soy or rice milk also works)
  
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
  
• 2 large pita bread rounds, halved crosswise
  
• 1/2 small cucumber, thinly sliced
  
• 1 small tomato, thinly sliced
  
• 1/4 cup cucumber ranch or creamy cucumber salad dressing
  






Instructions



1. Place the bread crumbs in a shallow bowl and set aside. In a food processor, combine the chickpeas, onion, garlic and cumin. Cover and process until coarsely ground. Stir in the parsley and flour.
   
   
2. Shape the bean mixture into 4 patties roughly 3 inches in diameter. Carefully brush the patties with milk, then set each patty, one side at a time, in the bowl of bread crumbs to coat.
   
   
3. Heat oil in a large skillet over a medium-high flame. Cook each patty 4 to 5 minutes per side, or until lightly browned. Add oil between patties, as needed.To serve, place a patty in each pita half and add cucumber and tomato. Drizzle with salad dressing.
   
   Makes 4 sandwiches.
   
   






Final Comments


Data Per Serving (with dressing): 337 calories, 10 g protein, 13 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 45 g carbohydrates, 746 mg sodium, 0 mg cholesterol.