Green couscous with broad beans, dill and pistachios recipe

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The Lebanese Recipes Kitchen (The home of delicious Lebanese Recipes and Middle Eastern food recipes) invites you to try Green couscous with broad beans, dill and pistachios Recipe. Enjoy the Middle Eastern Cuisine and learn how to make Green couscous with broad beans, dill and pistachios.

Middle Eastern cuisine hits all the right notes with this healthy couscous side.

Ingredients (serves 4)

1 cup (200g) couscous
1/2 onion, thinly sliced
2 tsp ground ginger
200g podded fresh or frozen broad beans
1 green capsicum, thinly sliced
1/2 avocado, chopped
1/4 cup chopped dill
2 tbs thinly sliced spring onion
2 tbs lemon juice, plus wedges to serve
1/4 cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 tbs pistachio kernels, roughly chopped
1/2 bunch watercress, leaves picked

Method

Toss the couscous, onion and ginger in a heatproof bowl. Stir in 200ml boiling water. Cover and stand for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook beans in boiling salted water for 3 minutes. Drain, refresh under cold water, then discard tough outer skins.

Fluff couscous with a fork, then add beans, capsicum, avocado, dill and spring onion. Whisk together juice, oil and garlic, then toss with couscous. Scatter with nuts and serve with cress and lemon wedges.

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Source
delicious. - October 2010, Page 134
Recipe by Jill Dupleix
 
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