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Falafel Wholewheat Pittas With Yoghurt Tahini Sauce & Tomato Couscous

Toaster, microwave or kettle-friendly – this is dinner without the cooking. You'll stuff pitta with falafel and a tahini and sumac-laced yoghurt sauce. Serve with tomato couscous and lettuce for extra crunch.

10 mins
679kcal
Fusion
Falafel Wholewheat Pittas With Yoghurt Tahini Sauce & Tomato Couscous
4.5

Ingredients for 2 people

Cooking for 3? 1 and a half for each ingredient Cooking for 4? Double each ingredient

Couscous
Couscous (120g)
Gem Lettuce
Gem Lettuce
Ground Sumac
Ground Sumac (1tsp)
Moroccan Falafel
Moroccan Falafel (171g)
Natural Yoghurt
Natural Yoghurt (80g)
Parsley
Parsley (5g)
Roasted Garlic Paste
Roasted Garlic Paste (15g)
Tahini
Tahini (15g)
Tomato
Tomato
Tomato Paste
Tomato Paste (16g)
Vegetable Stock Mix
Vegetable Stock Mix (5.5g)
Wholemeal Pittas
Wholemeal Pittas (1pcs) x2

You'll also need

Olive oil, Salt, Sugar, Water (or dietary alternatives)

Cooking instructions

Instructions for 2 [for 3] [for 4] portion recipe.

1.

Spend less time cooking and make dinner work around you.

Before you begin, get all your ingredients and equipment ready

Skim through these steps, then wash your fruit and veg

You can only heat your food once, then enjoy straight away

Note: Microwave ovens vary. Make sure you heat food thoroughly (even if it takes you a little longer than 10 min)

Step 1
2.

Now, let's get started!

Boil half a kettle

Step 2
3.

Combine your vegetable stock mix and tomato paste in a heatproof bowl with 200ml [300ml] [400ml] boiled water and stir it all together

Add your couscous to the bowl, cover and set aside until all of the liquid has been absorbed – this is your tomatoey couscous

Fluff with a fork before serving

Step 3
4.

Slice your tomato[es] into rounds

Wash your lettuce, then pat it dry with kitchen paper and shred finely

Chop your parsley finely, including the stalks

Step 4
5.

Add your tahini and natural yoghurt to a small bowl with your roasted garlic paste and ground sumac

Season with a pinch of salt and 1/2 tsp [3/4 tsp] [1 tsp] sugar and stir it all together – this is your tahini yoghurt sauce

Step 5
6.

Add your pitta[s] to a toaster for 1-2 min or until warmed through

Step 6
7.

Add your falafels to a plate and pop in the microwave for 1 min or until warmed through

Step 7
8.

Slice open the top of the warmed pitta and fill it with the warmed falafel, tomato slices and most of the tahini yoghurt sauce, then sprinkle with half the parsley

Serve the tomatoey couscous and shredded lettuce to the side and season with a pinch of salt and a drizzle of olive oil

Drizzle the remaining tahini yoghurt sauce over the couscous and lettuce, then garnish with the remaining chopped parsley

Enjoy!

Nutritional information

Nutritional information only applies to ingredients supplied by Gousto.

per serving
679kcal
Energy
18.3g
Fat
99.6g
Carbohydrate
14.9g
Fibre
23g
Protein
2.1g
Salt
per 100g
185kcal
Energy
5g
Fat
27.3g
Carbohydrate
4.1g
Fibre
6.3g
Protein
0.6g
Salt

The cooking process and additional ingredients added at home (listed under “You'll also need”) will affect total values.

Allergens

Allergens highlighted by (gluten, milk, sesame).

In addition to the recipe specific allergen information provided, due to production and packing methods Gousto boxes may also contain low levels of the following allergens: Cereals containing gluten; Crustaceans; Eggs; Fish; Peanuts; Soya; Milk; Nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan nuts, brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamia nuts; Celery; Sesame; Sulphur dioxide and Sulphites; Lupin; Molluscs; Mustard.