Quick and easy cous cous recipe, great for a healthy lunch

Jewelled Cous Cous
5 June 2017
Category
Main
Serves
4
Preperation Time
10 Minutes
Cooking Time
10 Minutes
Ingredients
3 tsp olive oil
2 spring onions
sliced
½ red pepper
finely diced
200g cous cous
225ml boiling water
1 quality vegetable stock cube
1 pomegranate
1 orange
peeled and chopped
black pepper
small handful fresh mint leaves
roughly chopped
Instructions
1Heat 1 teaspoon of olive oil in your Circulon saucepan and fry the spring onions and peppers over medium-low heat for 2-3 minutes
2Add 225ml boiling water and the vegetable stock and bring to a boil. As soon as the water boils, turn off the heat and stir in the cous cous. Cover with the lid and leave to absorb for 6-7 minutes
3Meanwhile, remove the seeds from the pomegranate – cut in half horizontally then hold over a bowl and bash with a heavy spoon until all the seeds fall out
4Tip the cous cous into a serving bowl and stir through the orange flesh, remaining olive oil and pomegranate seeds. Season with black pepper and scatter over the mint before serving