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Golden Couscous with Apricots and Crispy Onions

Name: Golden Couscous with Apricots and Crispy Onions
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: Couscous 500g; Dried apricots 100g; Red onion 3; Vegetable stock 1 cube; Turmeric 2 tsp; Cinnamon 1 tsp; Caster sugar 1 tsp; Vegetable oil 500ml; Lemon 1; Olive oil 2 tbsp; Coriander small bunch; Fresh mint small handful

Sweet Apricot and Crispy Onion Couscous

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15m
Serves 6
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Ingredients

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	500g Couscous
	100g Dried apricots chopped
	3 Red onion thinly sliced
	1 cube Vegetable stock
	2 tsp Turmeric
	1 tsp Cinnamon ground
	1 tsp Caster sugar
	500ml Vegetable oil or sunflower oil
	1 Lemon juice and zest of
	2 tbsp Olive oil
	small bunch Coriander chopped
	small handful Fresh mint chopped, a few leaves reserved

Nutritional information

403

calories

fat

67g

carbohydrates

12g

protein

11g

sugar

fiber

Cuisine:

Mediterranean Recipes

Golden Couscous with Apricots and Crispy Onions

A vegan dish you have got to try, with this Golden Couscous with Apricots and Crispy Onions recipe. This mix has so many tantalizing flavors and tastes by bringing together fresh herbs and spices of turmeric, ground cinnamon, vegetable stock, coriander and mint in an extra fluffy couscous with chopped, dried apricots and homemade crispy, pink onions.

To make Golden Couscous with Apricots and Crispy Onions, you will need the following ingredients: Onions?

Ingredients for Golden Couscous with Apricots and Crispy Onions

Steps to make Golden Couscous with Apricots and Crispy Onions

1

Cook couscous

5min

In a large bowl, add the couscous to 500ml boiling water and stir in the stock cube, turmeric, cinnamon and apricots, and season well. Mix to combine, then cover with plastic wrap and leave for 5 mins, to cook.
2

Steep onions

10min

In a dish, season half the onions with a pinch of salt and the sugar and pour over enough boiling water to cover, fully. Leave to steep for 10 minutes, removing some of the acidity and turning them into a bright pink color.
3

Heat oil

3min

In a deep saucepan, heat oil, filling about 5cm up the side.
4

Cook onions

2min

Once the oil is hot, fry the remaining onions in batches, for 1-2 minutes until golden and crispy. Drain on kitchen paper towel and season with a sprinkle of salt.
5

Prepare couscous mix

5min

Using a fork, fluff up the couscous mix then drain the steeped onions and add some to the bowl (save a few for garnishing). Stir through with the lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil and fresh herbs.
6

Serve

Portion onto a serving plate and garnish with crispy onions and mint leaves.

Go gourmet with this Golden Couscous with Apricots and Crispy Onions vegan recipe. Perfect as a meal or a complementary side dish to a piece of grilled chicken or fish! Let us know how much you enjoyed this one and tag #cookmerecipes in your own pictures and posts, online!

About the author

Bethany Lim

Bethany is very passionate about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and clean diet. She’s trying to cut meat out of her diet as much as possible and focuses on cooking vegetarian food and fish. Bethany gets a kick from finding ways to add new twists to classic dishes. What’s more, thanks to her Asian roots, she’s great at combining different cuisines to come up with something extraordinary. Bethany’s recipes will inspire you to add new colors and flavors to your everyday meals.