Vegetable Couscous
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Place the couscous in a bowl and pour over 600ml boiling water, cover and leave to stand for about 10 min. or until all the water is absorbed. Meanwhile, cut the broccoli into small florets, top and tail the mangetout. Trim, halve and slice the fennel. Blanch together in boiling, salted water with the petit pois for about 2 min. In the meantime, whisk together the grated rind of 1 lemon, 5 Tbsp. lemon juice, the oil, wholegrain mustard, honey and seasoning. Chop the onions and chives into the dressing. Drain the vegetables and fold into the warm couscous with the dressing. Serve immediately.
Place the couscous in a bowl and pour over 600ml boiling water, cover and leave to stand for about 10 min. or until all the water is absorbed. Meanwhile, cut the broccoli into small florets, top and tail the mangetout. Trim, halve and slice the fennel. Blanch together in boiling, salted water with the petit pois for about 2 min. In the meantime, whisk together the grated rind of 1 lemon, 5 Tbsp. lemon juice, the oil, wholegrain mustard, honey and seasoning. Chop the onions and chives into the dressing. Drain the vegetables and fold into the warm couscous with the dressing. Serve immediately.
Introduction
Wonderful served with the Spiced Pork Saute or as a warm Summer salad.
Wonderful served with the Spiced Pork Saute or as a warm Summer salad.
Ingredients
Serves: 8
Metric
Cups
- 350 grams couscous
- 225 grams broccoli
- 125 grams mangetouts
- 225 grams fennel
- salt
- pepper
- 125 grams petits pois
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 5 tablespoons lemon juice
- 175 millilitres olive oil
- 4 tablespoons wholegrain mustard
- 2 tablespoons runny honey
- 1 bunch spring onions
- 1 bunch chives
- 12⅜ ounces couscous
- 7⅞ ounces broccoli
- 4⅖ ounces snow peas
- 7⅞ ounces fennel
- salt
- pepper
- 4⅖ ounces petits pois
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 5 tablespoons lemon juice
- 6 fluid ounces olive oil
- 4 tablespoons wholegrain mustard
- 2 tablespoons runny honey
- 1 bunch scallions
- 1 bunch chives
Method
Vegetable Couscous is a community recipe submitted by pistachio and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.
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