Crispy Falafel with Pistachio Couscous

Crispy Falafel with Pistachio Couscous

🥘 Ingredients

  • Israeli couscous
    10 oz
  • cooking oil
    1 tsp
  • dill
    ½ oz
  • falafel
    20 unit
  • feta cheese
    1 c
  • garlic herb butter
    4 tbsp
  • grape tomatoes
    8 oz
  • hot sauce
    4 tsp
  • lemon
    2 unit
  • mini cucumber
    2 unit
  • olive oil
    2 tbsp
  • pepper
  • pistachios
    1 oz
  • pita bread
    4 unit
  • salt
  • smoky garlic herb sauce
    2 oz
  • sour cream
    3 tbsp
  • veggie stock concentrate
    6 unit
  • water
    1½ cup

🍳 Cookware

  • small pot
  • pan
  • bowl
  • bowl
  1. 1
    Wash and dry all produce. In a small pot , bring Israeli couscous , veggie stock concentrate , and water (3 cups for 4) to a boil. Once boiling, cover and reduce to a low simmer. TIP: Start with hot water to help the water boil faster. Cook until tender, ⏱️ 6 minutes to ⏱️ 8 minutes . Keep covered until ready to serve.
    Israeli couscous: 10 oz, veggie stock concentrate: 6 unit, water: 1½ cup
  2. 2
    Meanwhile, halve falafel . Drizzle cooking oil in a hot pan and cook until golden and crispy, ⏱️ 2 minutes to ⏱️ 3 minutes per side.
    falafel: 20 unit, cooking oil: 1 tsp
  3. 3
    While falafel cooks, in a bowl , mix smoky garlic herb sauce and sour cream . Dice mini cucumber . Halve grape tomatoes . Roughly chop dill . Quarter lemon . In a separate bowl , mix cucumber, tomatoes, dill, feta cheese , 1 TBSP olive oil (2 TBSP for 4), and juice from half the lemon. Taste and season with salt and pepper .
    smoky garlic herb sauce: 2 oz, sour cream: 3 tbsp, mini cucumber: 2 unit, grape tomatoes: 8 oz, dill: ½ oz, lemon: 2 unit, feta cheese: 1 c, olive oil: 2 tbsp, salt, pepper
  4. 4
    Toast pita bread ; spread with half the garlic herb butter . Cut into quarters. Fluff couscous; stir in pistachios and remaining garlic herb butter. Divide couscous between plates; serve with falafel, pitas, cucumber salad, and remaining lemon wedges. Drizzle falafel with garlic herb crema and as much hot sauce as you like.
    pita bread: 4 unit, garlic herb butter: 4 tbsp, pistachios: 1 oz, hot sauce: 4 tsp