Falafel Pita Sandwich With Cucumber Sauce

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup vinegar (i like apple cider vinegar)
• 2 tablespoons fresh dill or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried dill
• 3 tablespoons grated onions
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 4 medium cucumbers, peeled, seeded and thinly sliced
• 2 cups low-fat plain yogurt
• 1 medium potato, nuked and peeled
• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 small onions, finely chopped
• 1 medium jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced (if you don't like heat, use banana pepper or poblano pepper)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, minced (plan on using the whole bunch, zaar editor doesn't do bunch)
• 2 (19 ounce) cans garbanzo beans, drained, rinsed and well smashed
• 1 tablespoon plain low-fat yogurt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 6 whole wheat pita bread, cut in half
• 2 cups shredded lettuce
• 12 slices tomatoes

Recipe

• 1 cucumber dressing: mix vinegar, dill, onions and pepper in a bowl.
• 2 add cucumber slices and marinate overnight.
• 3 drain; discard liquid. stir in yogurt. makes about 4 cups; more than enough for the sandwiches.
• 4 falafel patties: preheat oven to 350ºf. spray baking sheet with cooking spray.
• 5 microwave potato for about 3 minutes; cool, peel and mash with a fork. set aside.
• 6 heat oil in skillet over medium heat and saute onions, jalapeno and garlic till soft; about 3 minutes. stir in parsley and saute another minute.
• 7 in a large bowl, combine beans with onion mixture; mix well.
• 8 stir in mashed potato, yogurt, paprika and lemon juice.
• 9 form into 24 patties using 2 tablespoons mixture for each. (it's easier to spoon 2 tablespoons on baking sheet and form into rounds).
• 10 place patties on baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes; turn patties over and bake for another 10 minutes.
• 11 assemble sandwiches by placing 2 patties in each pita half. top with lettuce and 1 tomato slice. serve with cucumber dressing.
• 12 serving = 2 pita halves with 4 patties and toppings.