Falafel Pita Pockets with Hummus & Yoghurt

Falafel Pita Pockets with Hummus & Yoghurt

Ready in 30 minutes • Serves 5
This dish most recently appeared in Bargain Box (3 Nights For 4) on Sunday, November 28, 2021.
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Bite into these savoury pockets of flavour! Enjoy our veggie-tastic take on a Middle-Eastern classic - a wholesome meal to share with the fam on the dinner table!

Ingredients

Fillings

  • 100g yoghurt
  • 200g hummus
  • 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 tomato, sliced
  • 1 lettuce, shredded

Pitas

  • 1 pack pita breads

Falafel

  • 1 drizzle of oil
  • 1 pack basil & lime falafel mix
  • 2 carrot, grated

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to high grill.
  2. Grate carrot and combine in a medium bowl with falafel mix. Use a tablespoon measure and damp hands to shape mixture into balls, flatten into 1cm-thick patties and set aside on a clean plate.
  3. Heat oil in a large fry-pan on medium-high heat and cook falafel for about 3 minutes each side, until golden. Season with salt.
  4. Place pitas on 1-2 oven trays and toast in oven for 2-3 minutes each side, until golden (see tip).
  5. Shred lettuce, slice tomato and onion.
  6. Pita filled with falafel, lettuce, tomato, onion, hummus and yoghurt.

Nutritional Information

Energy 3005 kj
718 kcal
Protein 19.5g
Carbohydrate 79.6g
Fat 34.9g