Falafel With Hummus And Tabbouleh

Total Time: 48 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
• 3 green onions
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 4 pita bread rounds
• 1/2 cup prepared hummus, divided
• 1/4 cup prepared tabbouleh, divided
• 1/4 cup shredded lettuce, divided (optional)
• 1/4 cup pitted kalamata olive, divided
• 1 teaspoon hot red pepper sauce
• thinly sliced tomato (optional)
• thinly sliced cucumber (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 combine beans, green onions, garlic, parsley, cilantro, lemon juice, cumin, baking powder, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper to taste in a food processor; pulse until mixture is coarsely chopped and beginning to come together.
• 3 form mixture into 8 golf ball-sized rounds. place on a greased baking sheet; press to slightly flatten. bake until crispy and light gold, about 18 minutes. place baking sheet on a wire rack.
• 4 while falafel bakes, heat a dry skillet over medium-high heat. warm pita bread in batches, about 1 minute per side. transfer to paper towels.
• 5 spread each round of pita with 2 tablespoons hummus; top with two falafel rounds. top with 1 tablespoon tabbouleh and 1 tablespoon lettuce. top with 1 tablespoon kalamata olives, a dash of hot sauce, tomatoes and cucumbers. fold like a taco to eat.