Recipe By Jaxters
Ref: 880
Heading: Side Dishes
Cuisine: African/Moroccan
Food Type: Meat
No of Portions: 4
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Ingredients & Prep
200 g
Dried Couscous
450 ml
Boiling water
1 Onion med finely chopped
2 Garlic clove finely chopped
1 Red sweet/bell pepper finely chopped
150 g
Cucumber diced
4 Spring onion finely chopped
1 Chicken stock cube or gel pot
25 g
Fresh coriander finely chopped
10 g
Fresh mint finely chopped
1/2 tsp
Freshly ground black pepper
3 tbsp
Olive oil
1/4 tsp
Salt
Method
Step 1
Add oil & onion to a frying pan over a med heat, fry off until very slight colour, then add garlic & cook for 1 to 2 mins until very light brown, then tip into a good sized bowl.
Step 2
Next put couscous in the bowl, put stock cube & salt in a jug then pour in boiling water, mix to dissolve, pour in the bowl & mix, cover bowl & leave for 20 mins to absorb & cool.
Step 3
Next add herbs, spring onion, sweet pepper, cucumber & black pepper fold in & serve cold.
Suggestion & Tips
You could add toasted pine nuts & pomegranate seeds or crumbled feta cheese.