Name: 15-minute tabouli couscous with falafels
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 cup couscous; 2 cup boiling water; 4 ripe tomatoes, finely chopped; 1 cup parsley, chopped; 1 cup mint leaves, chopped; 5 spring onions, thinly sliced; seeds from 1 pomegranate; 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil; finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon, plus wedges to serve; 300 gram packet falafel; Lebanese bread, hummus, Greek yoghurt to serve

15-minute tabouli couscous with falafels

It doesn't get better than this vibrant 15-minute meal! This recipe sees colourful tabouli couscous topped with golden falafels and served with Lebanese bread, hummus and creamy yoghurt

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

Total

15M

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This recipe first appeared in Woman’s Day.

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Ingredients

2 cup couscous

2 cup boiling water

4 ripe tomatoes, finely chopped

1 cup parsley, chopped

1 cup mint leaves, chopped

5 spring onions, thinly sliced

seeds from 1 pomegranate

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon, plus wedges to serve

300 gram packet falafel

Lebanese bread, hummus, Greek yoghurt to serve

Method

1.In a heat-proof bowl, combine couscous and boiling water. Cover with plastic wrap. Set aside for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork to separate the grains.

2.Mix in tomatoes, herbs, spring onions, pomegranate seeds, oil, lemon zest and juice. Season to taste.

3.Heat falafel following packet instructions. Top tabouli couscous with falafel. Serve with Lebanese bread, hummus yoghurt and lemon wedges.

Jennene Plummer