Falafel Pita
Falafel Pita

Falafel Pita

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Falafel Pita
30-35 mins
5-10 mins
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Crispy fried chickpea fritters served on a warm pita with chopped tomatoes, romaine lettuce, pickled red onions, and crumbled feta cheese over hummus made with Chobani® Nonfat Plain Greek Yogurt.


Ingredients
Serves

Instructions: Falafel Pita
Step 1

Top the warmed pita with 3 tablespoons of the Greek Yogurt Hummus in a wide straight line across the pita.

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Step 2

Top the hummus with 3 each of the Fried Falafel in a line.

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Step 3

Top the falafel with 1 tablespoon of chopped tomatoes and ½ cup of chopped romaine lettuce.

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Step 4

Finish the sandwich with 1 tablespoon of drained Pickled Red Onions and 1 tablespoon of crumbled feta cheese.

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Instructions: Fried Falafel
Step 5

Preheat deep fryer to 350°F.

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Step 6

Add the drained chickpeas to a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped, about 3 seconds at a time, 3-4 times. Work in batches if necessary to avoid fully puréeing the chickpeas. Add the chopped chickpeas to a medium-sized mixing bowl on the side.

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Using the same food processor bowl, add the diced yellow onion, cilantro leaves, parsley leaves and garlic cloves, and pulse again for 5 seconds at a time, 3-4 times, to make a fine mix.

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Add the onion mix to the bowl with the chopped chickpeas, then add all the other ingredients. Gently fold to incorporate all the ingredients, creating a chunky batter.

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Step 9

Using a purple, size 40 ice scream scoop (.875 oz), portion chickpea fritters at about 26 grams. Alternatively, use a heaping tablespoon portion. You should end up with about 30-32 fritters per recipe.

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Fry at 350°F for 3-4 minutes until evenly brown and crispy on the outside. Remove from the fryer and season with salt.

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Instructions: Greek Yogurt Hummus
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Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth.

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Instructions: Pickled Red Onions
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Combine the vinegars, water, sugar, and salt together in a medium-sized saucepan and place over medium-low heat. Stir to dissolve the sugar and salt.

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Once the sugar and salt are dissolved, add the sliced red onions and continue to heat, stirring occasionally.

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Step 14

Continue stirring until the liquid is simmering and the red onions begin to wilt, 2-3 minutes.

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Step 15

Turn off the heat, and let sit for 4-5 minutes to cool before transferring to a separate container to cool completely.

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Crafted with Chobani

Nonfat Plain