Falafel with Coleslaw

I don't know how to make falafel in pita and this was a second try. Using what was at hand and making some substitutions and some mistakes... and we got one of the most delicious things I have eaten lately. Here are the basic contents:

Start with a pita pocket. On the inside:

A bed of cole slaw

A layer of diced tomato

A layer of diced Bermuda Onion

A layer of humus with oil and vinegar

Several falafel [We used 2 per small pita. You could make larger pita and use more falafel per sandwich.]

A bit of Ranch dressing

You can buy the components or make them - I am not making ranch dressing! 

Honestly, it might be a good idea to buy all the ingredients. Except for the low-salt Cole slaw, it'll probably be better that way.

Details for 4 small sandwiches.

Pita: You can buy these, Here is how to make 8 small ones. I used this recipe and only half of the resulting pitas. For store-bought pitas, you'll use more falafel per sandwich. For the following small pitas, use 2 falafel per sandwich. It was fortunate I made extra pitas, cuz I ruined some experimenting with "baking".

Put 1.5 tsp active dry yeast in small bowl, dissolve in 1 cup warm water, stir in 1 cup of flour, wait 20 minutes. Then stir in a second cup of flour and 1/2 tsp salt. Stir till it becomes a ball. Stir in 1 Tbs of olive oil [kind of greasy]. Knead dough for 8 minutes. Let dough double. Punch down dough, form 8 dough balls, let rest for another hour. You will roll each out to 1/8 thickness before baking it.

"Bake" - I tried hot, cast iron, pan at 500 in the oven for 3 or four minutes. Didn't like the result and switched to cooking on the stovetop at medium high. Look up other possibilities. If you are lucky, the pitas will inflate. If not, you'll slice them in half carefully.

Cole Slaw: Mix in bowl: 2 cups shredded cabbage, a grated 1/2 carrot; 3 Tbs of mayonnaise. I Tbs of white vinegar, 1.5 tsp of celery seeds. One tsp sugar.  I left out the salt and it was GOOD. But you may add 1/2 tsp, as you like. We used it when it was a day old.  So: best to make one day in advance.

You can figure out how to dice tomatoes and Bermuda onions.

Humus sauce: to 2 Tbs of humus, stir in 1 Tbs olive oil, 1 tsp of vinegar.

Falafel: I used Knorr instant falafel. One package makes 8 falafel balls. They were great. Otherwise, look up how to make them.

So: bake the Pita. If needed, slice them, then lay down the layers and eat. Don't forget the ranch dressing. You could try Tahini instead of the humus sauce and lettuce instead of Cole slaw. But why? This is a good sandwich as is.