COUSCOUS WITH COURGETTE, FRIED ONIONS & HERBS

Couscous with courgette, fried onions & herbs image

Jazz up this versatile grain with coriander, dill and mint, plus lots of grated greens, storecupboard chickpeas and rocket

Provided by Sarah Cook

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 onions , sliced
2 tbsp olive oil
2 courgettes , grated
300g couscous
400g can chickpea , drained
600ml vegetable or chicken stock
juice 2 lemons
6 spring onions , sliced
small bunch mint
small bunch coriander
small bunch dill
handful rocket , chopped

Steps:

Gently fry the onions in the oil until softened, then turn up the heat and fry until golden and crisping. Set aside. Mix the courgettes, couscous and chickpeas in a bowl. Pour over the hot stock, cover with cling film and set aside for at least 15 mins.
Discard the mint stalks, then roughly chop the leaves with the coriander and dill. Fork through the couscous to break it up, then stir in the lemon juice, fried onions, spring onions, herbs and rocket with some seasoning. Serve at room temperature with the chicken (see 'goes well with').

Nutrition Facts : Calories 290 calories, Fat 5 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 45 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 4 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 12 grams protein, Sodium 0.6 milligram of sodium