Falafel with tzatziki sauce
2.5 points total (1 point for the falafel patty, 1 point for the 1/2 pita, .5 point for the tzatziki)

I made falafel sandwiches for dinner last night. Boy were they good and filling!!

Tzatziki sauce
Make this as far in advance as possible. I gets better as it sits together!

Ingredients

• 1 8oz container of ff plain yogurt
• 1/2 cucumber, seeded and minced
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp dill
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tsp olive oil
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• salt to taste

Directions

• After mincing cucumber, press between two paper towels to get rid of excess water
• Mix together all ingredients

Falafel

Ingredients

• 1 15oz can garbanzo beans
• 1/2 small onion
• 4 cloves of garlic (or 1 tsp garlic powder)
• 1/4 bunch fresh parsley
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp ground coriander
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp black pepper
• 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 cup dried bread crumbs

Directions

• I used coriander seeds (did you know that is the seed of the cilantro plant??) and ground them up using a mortar and pestle:
• Coarsley chop onion
• Place onion, garlic, parsley, cumin, coriander, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper and baking soda in food processor and process until finely chopped.
• Add garbanzo beans a little at a time, and process until finely chopped.
• Transfer to a bowl and fold in bread crumbs until fully mixed in.
• Divide mixture into 8 equal patties
• Spray skillet with Pam and heat over medium heat
• Place patties in skillet and spray tops with Pam
• Cook until bottom is brown, then flip over and cook other side

To serve, place one patty, lettuce, onion, tomato* and tzatiki sauce in half a whole wheat pita. I had some baby carrots with more tzatiki sauce with mine.
Or you can go Atkins** style and make a lettuce wrap for only 1.5 points:
*I didn't have any fresh tomatoes last night but I wished I had.
**Note, I have never been on the Atkins diet... I just wanted to try a falafel with a piece of lettuce wrapped around it!!