Crispy Falafel with Pistachio Couscous

🥘 Ingredients

• black pepper
  to taste
• cooking oil
  1 tbsp
• dill (roughly chopped)
  1 bunch
• falafel
  8 pieces
• feta cheese
  ½ cup
• garlic herb butter
  2 tbsp
• grape tomatoes (halved)
  1 c
• hot sauce
  1 tbsp
• israeli couscous
  1 c
• lemon (quartered)
  1 unit
• mini cucumber (diced)
  1 unit
• olive oil
  1 tbsp
• pistachios
  ¼ cup
• pita bread
  2 pieces
• salt
  to taste
• smoky garlic herb sauce
  3 tbsp
• sour cream
  3 tbsp
• veggie stock concentrate
  1 unit
• water
  1½ cup

🍳 Cookware

• small pot
• pan
• small bowl

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   israeli couscous veggie stock concentrate water falafel cooking oil smoky garlic herb sauce sour cream mini cucumber grape tomatoes dill lemon feta cheese olive oil salt black pepper pita bread garlic herb butter pistachios hot sauce

   israeli couscous: 1 c, veggie stock concentrate: 1 unit, water: 1½ cup, falafel: 8 pieces, cooking oil: 1 tbsp, smoky garlic herb sauce: 3 tbsp, sour cream: 3 tbsp, mini cucumber: 1 unit (diced), grape tomatoes: 1 c (halved), dill: 1 bunch (roughly chopped), lemon: 1 unit (quartered), feta cheese: ½ cup, olive oil: 1 tbsp, salt: to taste, black pepper: to taste, pita bread: 2 pieces, garlic herb butter: 2 tbsp, pistachios: ¼ cup, hot sauce: 1 tbsp
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   Wash and dry all produce. In a small pot , combine israeli couscous, veggie stock concentrate, and water. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to a low simmer. Cook until tender ⏱️ 6 minutes . Keep covered until ready to serve.
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   Meanwhile, halve falafel. Drizzle cooking oil in a hot pan . Cook falafel until golden and crispy ⏱️ 2 minutes per side.
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   While falafel cooks, in a small bowl , mix smoky garlic herb sauce and sour cream. In a separate bowl, combine mini cucumber, grape tomatoes, dill, feta cheese, olive oil, and juice from half the lemon. Taste and season with salt and black pepper.
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   Toast pita bread; spread with half the garlic herb butter. Cut into quarters. Fluff couscous and 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.