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Crispy Falafel with Pistachio Couscous
20 Min or Less
Quick
Easy Prep
Easy Cleanup
Crispy Falafel with Pistachio Couscous

plus Garlic Herb Crema, Cucumber Dill Salad & Buttery Pitas

5 min
Difficulty: 1/3

Cook, sizzle, mix, serve: Four easy steps to our fastest, freshest weeknight dinner yet. Thanks to a few clever time-savers from our chefs, you and yours will be enjoying a flavorful vegetarian feast in just 15 minutes! Sizzle the falafel until golden and crispy. Toast pita with garlic-herb butter, then plate it up with buttery, bouncy pistachio couscous and a crunchy, juicy cucumber-tomato salad with feta and dill. Drizzle it all with creamy garlic sauce and splash with hot sauce for a delightful dinner in a flash!

Allergens

Sesame
Eggs
Wheat
Milk
Tree Nuts

Utensils

Small pot
Large Pan
Small Bowl

Tags

Quick
Pork-free
Easy Prep
Easy Cleanup
Veggie
Summer
World-flavors
Classic Plates
Ingredients
Veggie Stock Concentrate

Veggie Stock Concentrate

3 unit

Sour Cream

Sour Cream

1.5 tablespoon

Falafel

Falafel

10 unit

Feta Cheese

Feta Cheese

0.5 cup

Israeli Couscous

Israeli Couscous

1.5 cup

Pitas

Pitas

2 unit

Pistachios

Pistachios

0.5 ounce

Lemon

Lemon

1 unit

Mini Cucumber

Mini Cucumber

1 unit

Grape Tomatoes

Grape Tomatoes

4 ounce

Smoky Garlic Herb Sauce

Smoky Garlic Herb Sauce

1 ounce

Garlic Herb Butter

Garlic Herb Butter

2 tablespoon

Dill

Dill

0.25 ounce

Hot Sauce

Hot Sauce

2 teaspoon

Olive Oil

Olive Oil

1 tablespoon (tbsp)

Cooking Oil

Cooking Oil

1 teaspoon (tsp)

Salt

Salt

teaspoon (tsp)

Black Pepper

Black Pepper

teaspoon (tsp)

Preparation
1
Cook

  • Wash and dry produce.

  • In a small pot, bring couscous, stock concentrates, and 2 cups water (4 cups for 4 servings) 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, 8-10 minutes. Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

2
Sizzle

  • Meanwhile, halve falafel.

  • Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add falafel and cook until golden and crispy, 2-3 minutes per side.

3
Mix

  • While falafel cooks, in a small bowl, combine smoky garlic herb sauce and sour cream.

  • Trim and quarter cucumber lengthwise; cut into ¼-inch quarter moons. Halve tomatoes. Roughly chop fronds from dill. Quarter lemon.

  • In a separate small bowl, combine cucumber, tomatoes, dill, feta, 1 TBSP olive oil (2 TBSP for 4 servings), and juice from half the lemon. Taste and season with salt and pepper.

4
Finish & Serve

  • Toast pitas until golden; spread with half the garlic herb butter. Cut into quarters.

  • Fluff couscous with a fork; stir in pistachios and remaining garlic herb butter.

  • Divide couscous, falafel, pitas, and cucumber salad between plates. Drizzle falafel with garlic herb crema and as much hot sauce as you like. Serve with remaining lemon wedges on the side.

Nutrition per serving

1290

kcal

Calories

56

g

Fat

16

g

Saturated Fat

159

g

Carbohydrate

12

g

Sugar

14

g

Dietary Fiber

31

g

Protein

70

mg

Cholesterol

2200

mg

Sodium

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