Falafel Pita Sandwich with Tahini Sauce
A Syrian dinner. Ready in about 35 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 25 minPrep (about)
- 10 minCook (about)
- 35 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Fresh & other
- 45 falafels
- 1 cup water
- ⅓ cup + 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 8 cloves garlic
- 23 pita bread
- 4 lettuce
- 4 tomatoes Shopping tip: Fresh, ripe tomatoes (Roma or vine).
- 1 ¾ cucumbers
- 4 dill pickles
- 1 red onion
Sauces & oils
- 1 cup tahini
Spices & seasonings (2): paprika, harissa spice
- 1 tsp paprika
- 4 tbsp harissa spice
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Turn the oven on to 450°F.
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Place falafel on a sheet pan.
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Bake in the heat the oven until hot all the way through, 8 to 10 minutes.
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While falafel bake, whisk paprika together, garlic, lemon juice, water and tahini in a bowl.
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Cut around 1 inch from the top of every pita to form a pocket.
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Add 8 falafels to each pita with red onion, pickle, cucumber, tomato and equal amounts lettuce.
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Drizzle every with around 4 tablespoons tahini sauce and some harissa.
On the side: Chips
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (1 min)
- Pour the chips into a bowl.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.