Jewelled couscous

Jewelled couscous

Serve your grain with cucumber, apricot, peppers, olives and tomatoes then drizzle with lemon-infused oil for a mellow finish

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8 - 10

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 12 mins

plus soaking NO COOK
Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Vegan, Low-fat

Method

  1. Place the couscous in a bowl and cover with 700ml boiling water. Cover with cling film and leave for 10 mins, until all the liquid has been absorbed.
  2. Pour over the oil and some seasoning, mix and fluff up the couscous with a fork.
  3. Gently stir through the remaining ingredients and serve.

PER SERVING (10)

249 kcalories, protein 6.0g, carbohydrate 40.0g, fat 7.0 g, saturated fat 1.0g, fibre 6.0g, sugar 20.0g, salt 0.7 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2012.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8 - 10

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 12 mins

plus soaking NO COOK
Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Vegan, Low-fat

Ingredients

  • 400g couscous
  • 2 tbsp lemon-infused oil
  • 500g soft dried apricots , chopped
  • 1 cucumber , deseeded and chopped
  • 1 large yellow pepper , deseeded and chopped
  • 140g pitted black olives , chopped
  • 140g sundried tomatoes , chopped
  • small bunch parsley , chopped
  • 12 cherry tomatoes , halved
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PER SERVING (10)

249 kcalories, protein 6.0g, carbohydrate 40.0g, fat 7.0 g, saturated fat 1.0g, fibre 6.0g, sugar 20.0g, salt 0.7 g

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