Falafel Couscous
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Falafel Couscous

Falafel Couscous

with Blistered Tomatoes, Olives and Feta

We're celebrating veggie night with this Middle Eastern-inspired couscous! Packed with oven-roasted falafel, blistered tomatoes, briny olives, feta and garlic-tossed carrots, this dish has checked off every flavour box!

Tags:
Veggie
Low CO2
Allergens:
Wheat
Sulphites
Milk
Egg
Mustard

Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.

Preparation Time30 minutes
Cooking Time
DifficultyMedium

Ingredients

serving amount

8 unit(s)

Falafel

½ cup

Couscous

(Contains Wheat)

30 g

Mixed Olives

(Contains Sulphites)

227 g

Baby Tomatoes

1 unit(s)

Garlic, cloves

¼ cup

Feta Cheese, crumbled

(Contains Milk)

56 g

Carrot, julienned

1 unit(s)

Lemon

7 g

Cilantro

4 tbsp

Spicy Mayo

(Contains Egg, Mustard)

3 unit(s)

Radish

Not included in your delivery

2 tbsp

Unsalted Butter*

(Contains Milk)

½ tsp

Sugar*

4.5 tbsp

Oil*

¼ tsp

Salt*

0.13 tsp

Pepper*

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Nutrition Values

Calories1050 kcal
Fat80 g
Saturated Fat19 g
Carbohydrate74 g
Sugar12 g
Dietary Fiber10 g
Protein18 g
Cholesterol65 mg
Sodium1350 mg
Trans Fat1 g
Potassium950 mg
Calcium250 mg
Iron4 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Utensils

Baking Sheet
Zester
Large Bowl
Whisk
Small pot
Measuring Cups
Measuring Spoons
Large Non-Stick Pan

Instructions

Bake falafel
1

Before starting, preheat the oven to 450°F. Wash and dry all produce. Toss falafel with 1 1/2 tbsp (3 tbsp) oil on an unlined baking sheet. Roast in the middle of the oven, flipping halfway through, until golden-brown, 8-10 min.

Prep
2

Cut radishes into 1/4-inch rounds. Roughly chop cilantro. Peel, then mince or grate garlic. Drain, then roughly chop olives. Zest, then juice half the lemon (whole lemon for 4 ppl). Cut any remaining lemon into wedges.

Marinate veggies
3

Meanwhile, whisk together garlic, 2 tbsp (4 tbsp) oil, 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) lemon juice and 1/2 tsp (1 tsp) sugar in a large bowl.Add carrots, radishes and half the cilantro. Season with salt and pepper, then toss to coat. Set aside.

Cook couscous
4

Add 2/3 cup (1 1/3 cups) water and 1/8 tsp (1/4 tsp) salt to a small pot. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.Once boiling, remove from heat, then add couscous. Stir to combine.Cover and let stand, 5 min.When couscous is tender, fluff with a fork.

Blister tomatoes
5

Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat.When the pan is hot, add tomatoes and 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil. Season with salt and pepper.Cook, stirring often, until tomatoes blister and soften, 3-4 min. Set aside.

Finish and serve
6

Add tomatoes, olives, 1/4 tsp (1/2 tsp) lemon zest, 2 tbsp (4 tbsp) butter and half the feta to the pot with couscous. Toss to combine.Divide couscous between plates.Top with falafel, then marinated veggies.Sprinkle remaining cilantro and remaining feta over top.Drizzle spicy mayo over top.Squeeze a lemon wedge over top, if desired.