Crispy Falafel with Pistachio Couscous

Name: Crispy Falafel with Pistachio Couscous
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 10 oz Israeli couscous; 1 tsp cooking oil; ½ oz dill; 20 unit falafel; 1 c feta cheese; 4 tbsp garlic herb butter; 8 oz grape tomatoes; 4 tsp hot sauce; 2 unit lemon; 2 unit mini cucumber; 2 tbsp olive oil; pepper; 1 oz pistachios; 4 unit pita bread; salt; 2 oz smoky garlic herb sauce; 3 tbsp sour cream; 6 unit veggie stock concentrate; 1½ cup water

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👥 4 servings 📊 easy ⏱️ Prep Time: 5 minutes 🔥 Cook Time: 10 minutes source_chef: Michelle Doll Olson

🥘 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

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

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

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

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