Pasta + Grain recipes (11)

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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.

Feta and couscous salad

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Apart from being an excellent source of starchy carbohydrate, couscous is a great background for other ingredients. In this lunch salad, both raw and lightly steamed vegetables are added to the couscous together with toasted almonds, fresh mint and creamy feta cheese. A touch of chilli gives extra bite to the dressing.

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Lamb with Apricot and Pine Nut Couscous

Recipe by: Jan Cutler

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Hot chilli, aromatic cumin and lemon-flavoured pan-fried lamb accompany a light and fluffy couscous in this super-fast dish. It's perfect served with steamed whole green beans or small courgettes. Delicious!

Orecchiette with Coriander Pesto, Barley and Rocket

Recipe by: KRISTINLEE8

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A gourmet vegetarian pasta dish that's worth making. You can make this with other fresh herbs. Serve with plenty of freshly grated Parmesan.

Persian lamb couscous

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Chunks of lean lamb are gently simmered with dates in a richly spiced gravy, then piled atop couscous and pistachio nuts, and sprinkled with pomegranate seeds. Serve this exotic dish for a special family meal or a make-ahead dish for entertaining, accompanied by some Arabic flat bread and a simple leafy green salad.

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Roasted Veggies with Couscous

Recipe by: 747

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Fluffy couscous with loads of roasted veggies. Dressed with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. A delightful vegetarian dish.

Saffron couscous with peppers

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Serve this salad warm or cool as a main dish for 4, or as a main course accompaniment for 6. Either way, it is a flavoursome low-fat vegetarian dish that has real meal appeal. Saffron, which brings the taste and colour of the Middle East to the couscous, is readily available from larger supermarkets.

Summer Couscous Salad

Recipe by: Jan Cutler

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Toss light and fluffy couscous in a little vinaigrette with grilled vegetables, tender broad beans or peas and chicken and you'll have a wonderfully easy warm salad ready in no time. Serve with a leaf salad. Delicious!

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Sweet couscous

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Couscous is extremely versatile and can be used for both savoury dishes and for sweet ones, such as this quickly made, delicious hot cereal. The couscous is mixed with dried fruit and soaked briefly in hot milk, then topped with fresh fruit, to create something a little different to start the day – a great alternative to porridge.

Vegan Moroccan-Style Couscous

Recipe by: CIGALL

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Carrots, turnips, sweet potatoes, courgettes and red pepper are simmered with chickpeas and passata, and flavoured with spices and served with couscous.

Vegetarian Couscous Salad

Recipe by: Jan Cutler

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Harissa adds fire to this swift salad of stir-fried smoked tofu with sun-dried tomatoes, sultanas and almonds in fluffy couscous. Delicious!