Spiced herb & almond couscous
This full-flavoured recipe is perfect in summer, it tastes as good hot it does cold
Difficulty and servings
Serves 6
Easily doubled
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 5 mins
Cook 5 mins
Plus 10 mins standingLow-fat
- Heat some oil in a roasting tray and then add the onions and fry for about 5 mins until just softened. While you're frying, add the saffron strands to the stock if using, so the flavour and colour infuses. (If you are making the Fragrant chicken too (see 'Goes well with') use the same pan to add flavour to this dish and leave the juices in there, but you can tip out some of the chicken fat if you like).
- Tip the chilli into the tray, fry for 1 min more, then take off the heat. Add the couscous and stock, then cover with cling film for 10 mins. Once the couscous has absorbed all the stock, quickly chop the coriander (if you chop it too soon it will start to wilt), then fork it through the couscous with the almonds, dates and lemon juice and serve straight away. To serve cold, leave to cool, then add the chopped coriander just before eating.
Per serving
297 kcalories, protein 10g, carbohydrate 53g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 2g, sugar 10g, salt 0.37 g
Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2007.
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Ingredients
- red onion , halved and sliced
- 425ml hot chicken stock (from a cube is fine)
- pinch saffron strands, optional
- 1 fat red chilli , sliced
- 500g couscous
- 2 x 20 packs coriander , leaves only
- 50g toasted whole almonds
- handful dates , roughly chopped (we used medjool dates)
- juice ½ lemon
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A great make ahead roast - it's delicous cold, or eat it straight out of the oven. Yum
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 6
Easily doubled
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 5 mins
Cook 5 mins
Plus 10 mins standingLow-fat
Ingredients
- red onion , halved and sliced
- 425ml hot chicken stock (from a cube is fine)
- pinch saffron strands, optional
- 1 fat red chilli , sliced
- 500g couscous
- 2 x 20 packs coriander , leaves only
- 50g toasted whole almonds
- handful dates , roughly chopped (we used medjool dates)
- juice ½ lemon
Per serving
297 kcalories, protein 10g, carbohydrate 53g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 2g, sugar 10g, salt 0.37 g
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