Ellen's Falafel Recipe

Ingredients (27)

• 3 cups water
• 1 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 star anise
• 12 black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme, broken into short pieces
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 cups (1/2 pound) finely shredded green cabbage
• 1 cup matchstick-cut carrots
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 jalapeño pepper, sliced 1/4-inch thick, optional
• 1 (10-ounce) package good quality falafel mix
• Canola oil, for frying
• Dash salt
• Dash freshly ground black pepper
• 4 pieces pita bread, cut in half
• Vidalia onion marmalade, for garnish, optional
• 1 cup plain or vanilla low-fat yogurt
• 3 finely chopped fresh mint leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon honey, if you’re using plain yogurt
• Dash salt
• Dash freshly ground black pepper