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Chermoula couscous

Chermoula is a vibrant North-African sauce that can transform the simple into the sublime. Some roast vegetables would be the perfect accompaniment with this couscous for a vegetarian main.

Charmoula couscous

Charmoula couscous Credit: Desiree Nielsen

  • serves

    4

  • prep

    10 minutes

  • cook

    5 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

4

people

preparation

10

minutes

cooking

5

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

Ingredients

  • 2¼ cups water or broth
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 cups couscous
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ red onion, sliced thinly
  • ½ cup pistachios, shelled
  • 2 tbsp 
  • fresh mint leaves, for topping

Instructions

1. Add water to a pot and bring to a boil. Stir in couscous, then remove pot from the heat.

2. Cover pot and let stand for 5 minutes while water is absorbed.

3. Use a fork to fluff couscous, then transfer couscous to a bowl.

4. Add olive oil, red onion, and pistachios and stir together.

5. Drizzle with chermoula and top with mint leaves to serve.

Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.


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Published 22 April 2019 8:30pm
By Desiree Nielsen
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