Green couscous

Name: Green couscous
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: ¼ tsp ground cumin; 1 tbsp olive oil; ¼ tsp salt; 1 small onion, thinly sliced; 160 ml boiling water or vegetable stock; 20 g parsley; 30 g rocket, chopped; 3 spring onions, finely sliced; 1 fresh green chilli, finely sliced; 2 tbsp chopped mint; 90 ml olive oil; 2 tbsp chopped tarragon; 2 tbsp chopped dill; 150 g couscous; 20 g coriander; 50 g shelled unsalted pistachios, toasted and roughly chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Plenty

By Yotam Ottolenghi

Published 2010

About

A good-looking and even better tasting side salad. It has strong flavours and is extremely healthy but still feels light and comforting. Serve it with Poached baby vegetables or with fish. Adding some feta will make it a bit more substantial.

Ingredients

150 g couscous
160 ml boiling water or vegetable stock
1

Side dish
Vegan

Method

Place the couscous in a large bowl and cover with the boiling water or stock. Cover the bowl with cling film and leave for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, fry the onion in the olive oil on a medium heat until golden and completely soft. Add the salt and cumin and mix well. Leave to cool slightly.

Next, make the herb paste by placing all the ingredients in a food processor and blitzing un