Falafel Pitas

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (14 ounce) cans chickpeas
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cilantro
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley
• oil, for brushing
• 6 pita breads
• 1 head lettuce
• 1/2 cucumber, sliced

Recipe

• 1 turn the grill/broiler to medium.
• 2 tip the chickpeas into a food processor or blender with the onion, carrots, garlic, cilantro, cumin, parsley and salt and pepper to taste.
• 3 whizz briefly so that you retain some of the chunky texture to the chickpeas.
• 4 using your hands, shape the mixture into six burgers.
• 5 brush both sides of each burger with a little oil.
• 6 carefully place the burgers on to a grill/broiler pan lined with foil and grill/broil for 5 minutes on each side.
• 7 meanwhile, toast the pita breads and tear the lettuce into strips.
• 8 stuff the hot burgers into the pita breads.
• 9 add a small handful of torn lettuce and a few slices of cucumber.
• 10 serve drizzled with a spoonful of yogurt, if you wish.