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Summer Rivers shared this recipe with me. For many years now Summer has been a vegetarian while I love chicken and fish and some red meats. Her recipes make my mouth water and I am sure you will enjoy her Easy Vegetarian Pita Sandwiches as much as I do…

Easy Vegetarian Pita Sandwiches

1 Box Falafel
Large Green Pepper, sliced
Large Onion, sliced
8 oz. mushrooms, sliced
3 tablespoon Olive Oil or butter
1 pkt Pita Bread

Optionals
Shredded Lettuce
Alfalfa Sprouts
Shredded Cheese (we like Mozzarella)
Mayonnaise
Mustard
Salad Dressing

Sauté the green pepper slices, onion slices and mushrooms together in the olive oil or butter until soft.

Follow the directions on the Falafel package. Most of them suggest you make little balls - we actually have found that small, flat round patties about the 1 1/2 inches across work better though.

I like to set everything out on the table and let people fill their own Pitas. Cut the Pita bread in half, split open and stuff!

If you like Mayo, Dressing, or Mustard, put a spoon into the Pita’s pocket, then “smoosh” the sides together - this will line the inside nicely with your dressing.

Then add a patty or two of Falafel, a spoonful of the onion/pepper/mushroom mix, and whatever other goodies you like.

Make sure you have napkins… these can get a bit messy!

This recipe feeds 3 or 4, just double or triple as needed to feed as many folks as you have. You could even prepare everything ahead of time - but I find the smell of those onions, peppers, and mushrooms as they sauté’ tends to get everyone’s appetite going.

If you don’t have a personal problem with the smell of meat cooking (I cannot cook meat any more), you could even sauté up some steak strips or chicken strips for the non-vegetarians. However, I have served these with “just” falafel to meat eaters and they loved them.