Name: Green Bean and Pea Pearl Couscous
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4-6
Ingredients: 2 tblsps vegetable oil; 1 onion, halved, thinly sliced; 2 tsps mild curry powder; 250g packet pearl couscous (1 1⁄2 cups); 3 cups boiling vegetable stock; 250g green beans, trimmed, halved diagonally; 1 cup frozen peas; 60g bag baby spinach leaves; Natural yoghurt, to serve

Green Bean and Pea Pearl Couscous

Whip up a delicious side to go with dinner.

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Serves 4-6

Prep

10M

Cook

15M

Total

25M

Delicious served with roast lamb or chicken. If you prefer, replace vegetable stock with a small vegetable stock cube dissolved in 3 cups boiling water.

Ingredients

2 tblsps vegetable oil

1 onion, halved, thinly sliced

2 tsps mild curry powder

250g packet pearl couscous (1 1⁄2 cups)

3 cups boiling vegetable stock

250g green beans, trimmed, halved diagonally

1 cup frozen peas

60g bag baby spinach leaves

Natural yoghurt, to serve

Method

Heat oil in a large, non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 2 to 3 minutes, or until soft. Add curry powder. Cook, stirring for 1 minute.

2 Stir in couscous and stock. Bring to boil. Simmer, covered, for 5 minutes. Stir in the beans and peas.

3 Cook, covered, for a further 5 minutes, or until stock is absorbed and couscous is tender.

4 Stir in spinach. Cover pan. Cook for a further 1 minute. Remove from heat.

5 Serve with yoghurt.

Jane Ash

Sarah-Jane Hallett