Couscous is so quick and easy to make – easier than making a cup of tea! This makes a great summer vegetarian dish that’s perfect for sharing.
Couscous is so quick and easy to make – easier than making a cup of tea! This makes a great summer vegetarian dish that’s perfect for sharing.
INGREDIENTS
SERVES: 6
1½ mugs of couscous
1 reduced salt vegetable stock cube
A pinch of spice (such as fajita spice or similar)
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 block of low-fat halloumi cheese
2½ mugs of frozen mixed Mediterranean vegetables
A pinch of sugar
2-3 tbsp vinegar
A squeeze of lemon juice
METHOD
1: Add the couscous to a large bowl. Fill the same mug with boiling water from the kettle, then crumble in the stock cube and the pinch of fajita spice and mix with a fork to dissolve it. Pour the mug of stock onto the couscous, along with another 1¼ mugs of boiling water and cover with a plate that sits tightly on top. Let it soften for 10-15 minutes or so.
2: Meanwhile, heat the vegetable oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Remove the halloumi from the packet and dab with some kitchen paper to dry slightly. Cut up the halloumi into bite-sized chunks and add it to the pan, frying for around 5 minutes, turning frequently.
3: Stir in the vegetables and cook for 8 minutes until softened.
4: Add the sugar and vinegar to the pan and cook for a few minutes. Then squeeze over the lemon juice and allow it all to bubble and caramelise for a couple of minutes, stirring to coat the vegetables and halloumi in the dressing.
5: Spoon the couscous onto plates and then pile the vegetables and halloumi on top.
INGREDIENTS
SERVES: 6
1½ mugs of couscous
1 reduced salt vegetable stock cube
A pinch of spice (such as fajita spice or similar)
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 block of low-fat halloumi cheese
2½ mugs of frozen mixed Mediterranean vegetables
A pinch of sugar
2-3 tbsp vinegar
A squeeze of lemon juice
METHOD
1: Add the couscous to a large bowl. Fill the same mug with boiling water from the kettle, then crumble in the stock cube and the pinch of fajita spice and mix with a fork to dissolve it. Pour the mug of stock onto the couscous, along with another 1¼ mugs of boiling water and cover with a plate that sits tightly on top. Let it soften for 10-15 minutes or so.
2: Meanwhile, heat the vegetable oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Remove the halloumi from the packet and dab with some kitchen paper to dry slightly. Cut up the halloumi into bite-sized chunks and add it to the pan, frying for around 5 minutes, turning frequently.
3: Stir in the vegetables and cook for 8 minutes until softened.
4: Add the sugar and vinegar to the pan and cook for a few minutes. Then squeeze over the lemon juice and allow it all to bubble and caramelise for a couple of minutes, stirring to coat the vegetables and halloumi in the dressing.
5: Spoon the couscous onto plates and then pile the vegetables and halloumi on top.