Couscous fritters with feta

Couscous fritters with feta

A new way to serve couscous for a tasty mid-week meal

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Measure the couscous into a large heatproof bowl, pour over the hot stock, then cover with cling film. Leave to stand for 5 mins or until the couscous has absorbed the stock and is soft. Add the egg and yogurt and mix well. Season, then fold through the cheese, tomatoes and spring onions.
  2. Divide the mixture into 4 and shape into burgers. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan, then cook the fritters over a medium heat for 3 mins on each side until golden. Serve with a green salad and a spoonful of your favourite chutney.
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Making the fritters

Wet your hands before shaping the fritters to stop the mixture sticking to your hands. SunBlush tomatoes are softer than sundried. If you only have sundried, stir them into the couscous before adding the stock.

Per serving

510 kcalories, protein 19.0g, carbohydrate 51.0g, fat 27.0 g, saturated fat 8.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 7.0g, salt 2.6 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2007.

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  • 06 March 2008

    gemmaperrior rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Easy and quick to make. Lovely with the feta - even convinced my friend who hates couscous to eat one!

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  • 30 September 2008

    Nina rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Surprisingly good recipe. I didnt think the cous-cous would hold together when fried, but it did.

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  • 31 October 2008

    Elaine commented on this recipe

    these are fab - quick, easy, tasty and cheap!!

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  • 04 March 2009

    sally rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    taste delicious but no way was that couscous going to hold together, they just fell to bits!

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  • 01 April 2009

    Dubuffet rated this recipe

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  • 16 September 2011

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    We loved these, although they did start to fall apart abit when cooking and the cheese melted. I made 6 fritters though and have the remaining two in the fridge to try cooking from chilled to see if that helps. I served them with homemade caponata and salad.

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  • 15 November 2011

    VikingPenguin rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Fell apart as soon as i tried to flip them, but was really really tasty.

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  • 26 February 2012

    CaroC rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made these to accompany a Moroccan meal and added apricots instead of the SunBlush tomatoes. I also added two eggs instead of one after reading previous comments and as I only had medium eggs. They were really tasty and added a bit of zing to my couscous!

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  • 05 June 2012

    longtalltara rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    These just fell apart on me. I think I'd just have couscous with feta mixed through it instead

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  • 13 July 2012

    McBaa rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I had some trouble with keeping them together at first, and the best way I found to keep them together was make them smaller! Rather than four massive fritters, try separating each into three smaller ones, small enough to fit on the spatula without any overhang - this, combined with the flatter, more compact shape should stop it from falling apart too much.

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  • 07 April 2013

    hungrygiraffe rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    These really are delicious! I followed the recipe exactly, including the tip to stir sun-dried tomatoes into the dry couscous before pouring on the stock. I also used McBaa's recommendation and made each larger fritter into three smaller ones. They were the perfect size and did not crack or split. I did try to "cheat" and make one of the large fritters into two (rather than three) pieces and well, that didn't work at all. They cracked when I turned them over - even as gently as I could. Very flavorful and tasty, however, and will be making these again!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Quick vegetarian meal

Ingredients

  • 175g couscous
  • 200ml hot vegetable stock
  • 1 egg , beaten
  • 3 tbsp natural yogurt
  • 85g feta cheese , cut into 1cm cubes
  • 50g SunBlush tomatoes , finely chopped
  • 3 spring onions , finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil or vegetable oil
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Per serving

510 kcalories, protein 19.0g, carbohydrate 51.0g, fat 27.0 g, saturated fat 8.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 7.0g, salt 2.6 g

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