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Baby Leek and Mushroom Quinoa

Recipe by: Jan Cutler

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The protein-rich seed quinoa teams beautifully with baby mushrooms, leeks and a hint of lemon to make a light and simple meal. Scatter with toasted seeds for extra crunch. Delicious!

Baked couscous tomatoes

Recipe by: Maggie Pannell

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Large beef tomatoes make juicy containers for a spicy dried fruit and nut couscous mixture, served with creamy yoghurt. All that's needed is some warm crusty bread to complete the meal.

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Baked sea bass with barley pilaf and watercress

Recipe by: Chrissie Lloyd

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Barley and celery add vitamins and minerals to this dish, while their textures enhance the delicate flesh and wonderful flavour of sea bass.

Barbecued Vegetables with Couscous

Recipe by: Christopher O'Hearn

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The sweetness of barbecued vegetables is balanced by a tart tomato sauce, which mixes perfectly with simple couscous. A lovely light summer meal that is sure to get you to your five a day.

Barley and Mushrooms with Cannellini Beans

Recipe by: Niki Plourde

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A simple, hearty and tasty vegetarian dish. Good as a light main, side, or wrapped in a flour tortilla with cheese. I always make a double batch and freeze some.

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Broccoli and pearl barley salad

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Pearl barley, with its nutty flavour and firm texture, makes an interesting change from rice in grain-based salads, and it blends beautifully with this mixture of vegetables, sweet dried apricots and pumpkin seeds. Serve this as a satisfying lunch dish, adding some crumbled cheese such as feta for additional protein.

Bulghur wheat and prawn salad

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Bulghur is coarsely ground wheat grains that have been parboiled, so it's quick and easy to prepare and makes an ideal storecupboard standby to use in salads as well as in hot dishes. This nutty-textured, colourful salad makes a great main dish for a summer lunch or picnic, and looks pretty enough for a special buffet.

Butternut Squash and Barley Risotto

Recipe by: moonpig

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Well given food prices are rocketing I tried using barley instead of Arborio rice. It was a success, filling, healthy and still really yummy! NOTE: This is very filling and quite rich in flavour. So I sometimes serve half portions with some nice green beans or other summer Veg/green salad. It keeps in the refrigerator great in an air tight container or ziplock bag. It tastes great the next day cold or re-heated and so we take the leftovers for filling lunch at work.

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Chicken chermoula with fruity couscous

Recipe by: Brenda Houghton

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Chermoula, a North African mix of spices, gives a warming flavour to this chicken served on a mild and fruity salad.

Couscous and flageolet niçoise

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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This is a bright, cheery salad with a real Mediterranean feel and flavour. Couscous is mixed with pale green flageolet beans, then tossed with fresh green beans, tomatoes and cucumber in a piquant dressing made with sun-dried tomatoes. Serve as a main course for a delightful summer lunch.

Couscous Casablanca

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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A hearty veggie stew with couscous. Couscous is the staple food of much of North Africa, where it is often served topped with tender, colourful vegetables, drenched in delicious gravy and spiced with a traditional hot chilli sauce called harissa.

Couscous pilaf with tahini yogurt

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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This vegetable-rich couscous is lower in fat than most pilafs and it makes a marvellous, healthy main dish, or an excellent side dish for almost any simply cooked meat or poultry, when it will serve 8 or more. Any leftovers can be used as a delicious stuffing for chicken or other poultry or game birds.

Couscous with chickpeas

Recipe by: Maggie Pannell

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Taking its inspiration from North African cuisine, this healthy, wholesome vegetarian dish makes a satisfying main course.

Crispy Oat Crusted Fish

Recipe by: Pierre

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Porridge oats make a crispy coating for fish. Serve warm with chips and lemon or with a salad.

Curried roast chicken with couscous

Recipe by: greennie

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A great blend of exciting and subtle flavours that are infused into the chicken during cooking, making every bite juicy and lively. I like to make the chicken just a bit on the spicy side, as when it is served with a side of mildly spiced couscous it mellows just enough. Makes the whole house smell delicious!

Feta tabbouleh with orange

Recipe by: Maggie Pannell

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A fabulous main meal salad based on bulghur wheat, generously flavoured with fresh herbs. It is best prepared ahead to give time for all the wonderful flavours to mingle.

Grilled grainburgers

Recipe by: Brenda Houghton

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Made with rice and rolled oats instead of mashed beans, these vegetarian burgers have an unexpectedly light texture. Serve them hot in burger buns, with a mixed salad.

Grilled Lemon Plaice with Golden Couscous and Fennel

Recipe by: Jan Cutler

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A bed of couscous spiced with turmeric and flavoured with fennel soaks up the buttery cooking juices from grilled plaice – an amazingly fast meal that looks and tastes terrific.

Grilled polenta and tuna pizza

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Polenta is a wonderfully versatile ingredient, as is shown by this quick and simple base for pizza. On its own, polenta can be quite bland, but it is an excellent foil for other flavours such as the tuna, olives, herbs and rich tomato sauce that make up the pizza topping. Serve the pizza with a green salad.

Grilled Polenta with Spicy Sausage and Veg Sauce

Recipe by: SPICYGIRL

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Shop bought polenta with an easy sauce. We prefer a spicy Italian sausage to give it some more kick, but you can also use regular sausage. This will serve 4 to 6 people.