Green Couscous
2015-01-07- Cuisine: North Africa
- Course: Accompaniment
- Skill Level: Easy
- Servings : 4
- Prep Time : 5m
- Cook Time : 10m
- Ready In : 15m
The recipe
Green Couscous is an attractive and healthy addition to many meals and is quick and easy to make. It can be served as a cold salad and when warm it goes particularly well with our North African tagine recipes Mutton Tagine, Bean Tagine and Chermoula Fish Tagine.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp good quality olive oil
- juice of 1 lemon
- 4 spring onions, chopped
- 25g rocket, chopped
- ½ cucumber, cut in half lengthways, deseeded and chopped
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 160g dried couscous
- 300ml boiling water
Method
Step 1
Put the couscous in a bowl and add the boiling water. Cover the bowl with cling film and leave for 5-10 minutes.
Step 2
Meanwhile, whisk the olive oil and lemon juices together.
Step 3
Uncover the couscous and fluff up with a fork. Stir in the spring onions, rocket, cucumber and oil and lemon dressing. Serve hot or cold.