Couscous Salad With Pomegranate Food

COUSCOUS SALAD WITH POMEGRANATE

Steps:

• First, prepare the couscous. Add 75 g uncooked couscous to a bowl, and fill with boiling water until the grains are covered with about an inch. Leave to soak for a few minutes. When all the water has bee absorbed, taste test to make sure that the grains are soft. If not, add more boiling water and let soak a bit longer. You can also use 150 g cooked couscous.
• Finely dice 1 pepper and 1/2 red onion, and add to a salad bowl.
• Add all the remaining ingredients to the salad bowl. Crumble the feta cheese when adding, and rip or chop the spinach. Ideally you want to let the couscous cool for a minute or two to let it reach room temperature before adding it.

HERBY COUSCOUS WITH CITRUS & POMEGRANATE DRESSING

Steps:

• Place the couscous in a shallow bowl, then pour over 200ml boiling water. Cover the bowl with cling film, then leave for 5 mins until the couscous has swelled up and absorbed all of the water. Ruffle with a fork to separate the grains, then stir through the pomegranate seeds and herbs.
• Make a dressing by mixing together the orange juice, white wine vinegar and olive oil, then stir into the couscous. Season well with salt and serve.

POMEGRANATE COUSCOUS SALAD

Steps:

• Tip couscous into a large bowl and pour over the stock.
• Cover with clingfilm then leave for 10 mins, until fluffy and all the stock has been absorbed.
• Stir in the pomegranate seeds, cucumber, mint, parsley, oil and lemon juice.
• Sprinkle with nuts and serve immediately.

COUSCOUS AND POMEGRANATE SALAD

Steps:

• Place the couscous in a large mixing bowl. Add olive oil, vinegar, harrisa, and lemon juice. Stir.
• Pour boiling water over the couscous until just covered. Stir. If couscous looks dry add more water. Cover bowl and let sit 6 minutes.
• Use a fork to fluff the couscous. If the couscous is too dry or too hard, add more water, cover and let sit another few minutes.
• Add green pepper and pomegranate seeds.

POMEGRANATE COUSCOUS SALAD

Steps:

• Place couscous in a heatproof bowl or pan, add boiling water and a pinch of salt. Stir, cover, and leave to stand for 5 minutes.
• Wash and shred the carrots.
• Drain the beets and cut them into wedges or bite-sized chunks.
• Pick mint leaves and slice thinly.
• When the couscous is finished soaking, fluff it up with a fork.
• Add carrots, spinach, mint, pomegranate seeds, and balsamic dressing to couscous, season with salt and pepper, and gently toss to combine.

COUSCOUS WITH POMEGRANATE, MINT AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl whisk together olive oil, vinegar, salt, fresh mint, fennel, pine nuts and za'atar if available. Add couscous and gently incorporate dressing and couscous with a fork. Add pomegranate seeds and again gently fold through but this time with a spoon. Allow salad to remain at room temperature for a half an hour so that flavors can blossom

WARM LAMB AND COUSCOUS SALAD WITH POMEGRANATE MOLASSES

Steps:

• Rub the lamb backstraps with a mixture of cumin, black pepper and salt.
• Couscous:
• Place couscous and butter in a medium bowl.
• Pour boiling stock over the couscous.
• Cover tightly and allow to soak for five minutes.
• Fluff with a fork.
• Allow to cool a little.
• Add the finely diced tomato, capsicum, lemon and mint then set aside.
• Lamb:
• Heat a pan over medium high heat, add the oil and cook the lamb backstraps until medium (about 5 minutes a side depending on thickeness).
• Remove from the pan and allow to rest about 10 minutes before slicing on the diagonal to serve.
• Divide the cous cous mix between 4 serving plates, arrrange the slices of lamb over that and drizzle a couple of teaspoons of pomegranate molasses over each serve.
• Greek yoghurt could also be offered at the table.