Lemon and French bean couscous

Name: Lemon and French bean couscous
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves: 4 as a main course side dish
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 300 ml mugful of couscous; 10 sprigs fresh coriander, chopped; ½ vegetable stock cube (see tips); 300 ml boiling water; 50 ml lemon juice (bottled is fine); 250 g fresh French beans

Preparation info

Serves:
4
as a main course side dish

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Lucy's Food

By Lucy Cufflin

Published 2013

About

Couscous is made from wheat that has been dehydrated so it can be stored in hot temperatures. It is the staple food of North Africa. This is one of the most simple ways to serve it, but you can add almost anything and any flavour to the grains.

Ingredients

300 ml mugful of couscous
2 tablespoons olive oil
½

Side dish
Microwave
Vegan

Method

Pour the measured couscous into a mixing bowl and stir in the olive oil. Put the stock cube into the mug and refill with the boiling water. Stir until dissolved. Pour the stock and lemon juice over the couscous. Stir well and leave for 10 minutes. Remember, the couscous is simply wheat, if you do not rehydrate it in a flavoured liquid it will taste very bland. Make sure