Mediterranean Cous Cous

If you’ve been to an Italian supermarket, or just popped to your local Italian deli you will have seen the great array of marinated vegetables that are available in glass jars. These used to be some of my favourite things to pick up in the supermarket for lunches and dinners.

When you need a quick lunch or dinner they’re great to have in the cupboard or fridge to add to dishes. without compromising on flavour, as they have been preserved at their best state. So here I’ve combined some of my store cupboard favourites with cous cous from Garofalo – serve this as a salad on its own or it makes the perfect accompaniment to grilled meats and fish, particularly for a BBQ!

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Mediterranean Cous Cous

Servings: 2 as a main, 4+ as a side

Recipe by: Cooking & Carafes

Prep time: 5 MinCooking time: 5 MinTotal time: 10 Min

Use some of my store cupboard favourites to make a tasty cous cous

Ingredients

• 130g Garofalo cous cous
• 260g boiling water / stock
• 90g marinated artichokes, roughly sliced
• 60g sun blushed tomatoes
• 200g mixed beans
• Handful Cherry tomatoes
• 2 tsp Capers
• Lemon juice and zest of half a lemon
• Olive Oil

Instructions

1. Put the cous cous in a bowl and pour over the boiling water or stock, place a plate over the top of the bowl and allow to soak up the water for about 5 minutes
2. Add the artichokes, tomatoes, beans and capers and combine together
3. Next season with lemon juice and zest and a drizzle of olive oil – if you want a little more flavour add some garlic oil
4. Serve as a meal for two or side for more. This also tastes great with feta but optional to add.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

341.65

Fat (grams)

9.95

Sat. Fat (grams)

1.57

Carbs (grams)

50.76

Fibre (grams)

10.49

Net carbs

40.27

Sugar (grams)

6.99

Protein (grams)

15.10

Sodium (milligrams)

544.54

Cholesterol (grams)

3.60

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This recipe is from my Cook Along series and is in collaboration with Garofalo Pasta as part of a paid for partnership. Garofalo Pasta is widely available on Ocado and Amazon