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First course
Vegetarian Couscous With Lemon, Peppers and Olives
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Looking for an easy couscous recipe? Try this quick and vegan couscous made with lemon, peppers and olives: the perfect main course for a vegetarian meal
Ingredients
Ingredients
- Couscous 300 g
- Olive oil 4 tbsp
- Shallot 2 each, finely chopped
- Red pepper 2 each, deseeded and chopped
- Black olives 125 g, pitted
- Lemon 4 each, preserved, roughly chopped
- Lemon juice of one lemon
- Coriander 2 tbsp, fresh and chopped
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- Recipe category First course
- Recipe yield 4
- Recipe cuisine Middle Eastern
Preparation
Cook the couscous according to packet instructions, fluff with a fork and keep warm.
Heat the oil and cook the garlic and shallots until translucent. Add the chopped lemon, red pepper and olives and stir briefly. Transfer to a bowl and mix with the lemon juice.
Season well with salt and pepper, mix in the chopped coriander and carefully stir in the couscous. Leave to stand for at least 1 hour before serving.
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