Lemon and Chickpea Couscous from LemonTart

dairy free egg free kids can help can make in advance vegetarian low fat
Category
Vegetarian recipes
Serves4 adult portions.
Prep time 2 mins
Cook time5 mins

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Ingredients

350g Uncooked plain dried Couscous
700ml Vegetable stock
1 Tin Cooked Chickpeas
1 Lemon
Handful of sunflower seeds, pine nuts - optional
Chilli flakes - optional

Method

Put the stock into a saucepan and bring to the boil.
Once boiling, take off the heat and stir in the couscous and drained can of chickpeas. Grate the lemon zest, enough for a decent tsp full, and add to the couscous.
Squeeze the lemon juice and add to your taste. If for my children I use 1 half or both if only for adults.
Leave to soak and swell for 5 minutes, then fluff up with a fork. Add sunflower seeds and/or pine nuts if using them.

Can be enjoyed on it’s own, warm or cold. Great as an alternative to rice or potatoes. Also, very good in tortilla wraps for lunch-boxes.

Mumsnetter Reviews

From: LemonTart on Wed 23-Jan-08 18:40:24 Overall rating: 0.0
Very quick, cheap, healthy, low fat, seriously adaptable to stop boredom..This is a major basic start point for midweek meals in our house. Always popular with visiting friends kids too.



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