Baked red onions stuffed with spiced couscous

Name: Baked red onions stuffed with spiced couscous
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 300 ml (10½floz) vegetable stock or good-quality bought stock; 3 tablespoons couscous; 30 g (1 oz) butter; 2 tablespoons chopped dried apricots; 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for drizzling; 4 large red onions, skin on; 1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley; 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 20

Appears in

Vegetarian

By Alice Hart

Published 2018

About

Toasting before steaming or simmering adds a whole new dimension to couscous. The main thing to bear in mind is that you must season it generously. Herbs, citrus zest, spices and good olive oil will also give the toasted couscous a nudge along in the flavour stakes.

Ingredients

4 large red onions, skin on
2 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
30 g

Main course
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F/Gas 6). Cut the tops off the onions and reserve. Slice any fibres off the root ends of the onions so they can sit upright, but leave as intact as possible so the onions hold together. Place in a baking dish or casserole, pour in a wine glass of water an