Crispy Falafel with Pistachio Couscous
plus Garlic Herb Crema, Cucumber Dill Salad & Buttery Pitas
- Wheat
- Eggs
- Milk
- Sesame
- Tree Nuts
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!
Ingredients
5 ounce
Israeli Couscous
(Contains: Wheat)
3 unit
Veggie Stock Concentrate
10 unit
Falafel
1 ounce
Smoky Garlic Herb Sauce
(Contains: Eggs)
1.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Mini Cucumber
4 ounce
Grape Tomatoes
¼ ounce
Dill
1 unit
Lemon
½ cup
Feta Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
2 unit
Pitas
(Contains: Wheat, Sesame)
2 tablespoon
Garlic Herb Butter
(Contains: Milk)
½ ounce
Pistachios
(Contains: Tree Nuts)
2 teaspoon
Hot Sauce
Not included in your delivery
Cooking Oil
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • In a small pot, bring couscous, stock concentrates, and 11⁄4 cups water (2 1⁄2 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.
• 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.
• While falafel cooks, in a small bowl, combine smoky garlic herb sauce and sour cream. • Trim and quarter cucumber lengthwise; cut into 1⁄4-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.
• 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.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the dish's Mediterranean flavors, especially the pistachio couscous and cucumber-tomato salad with feta.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to make, though some found it took longer than the stated 15 minutes.
- Suggestions: Consider pan-frying whole falafel instead of halving; some found air-frying made them less crispy.
- Portions: Several noted there was too much couscous; others appreciated the generous serving.
- Texture: Some found the falafel dry; adding extra sauce or using tzatziki instead could help.
Reviews from our home cooks
This might be my all-time favorite. I baked the falafel instead of pan frying it. I think it was 400° for 20 minutes and they were crispy and delicious. Tomatoes, cucumber feta with really good olive oil might be one of my favorite side dishes. And your pita bread is so good to fill with everything on this plate.
Fantastic meal with great details like pistachios. The quality of the falafel was exceptional. The only thing that could have been better was the bread - I would have preferred larger and not crisp.
We tried to air fry the falafel instead of pan frying it, and it didn't come out crispy. This meal was good, but we would definitely pan fry it next time.
Couscous was perfectly seasoned and there's plenty of produce for the salad. The falafel is a little dry but the crema and hot sauce make up for it! Love this meal.
The falafel had cooled off a bit much by the time the other components were ready. Other than that, the meal had deliciously fresh Greek flavors and textures. Loved the abundant amount of couscous!
Would've given it 4 stars; it was amazing but once again if you're going to name a meal crispy falafel with pistachio couscous, then make sure the couscous has sufficient pistachios in the dish not just a sprinkle!!!
Very tasty if a bit carb heavy. Loved the tomato cucumber feta salad! Falafel is always great! The addition of the garlic butter with the pita was delicious.
Received the pistachios this time. Good dish. I don't toast or butter the pita. Use the butter in the couscous.
Note: falafel is fragile ... this works better if you just cook it out of the package since otherwise you end up with a lot of overcooked crumbles.
Amazing. Only suggestion would be to toast the pistachios before they go in the couscous.
