Halloumi, Chickpea & Apricot Couscous

Golden halloumi, chickpeas and sweet apricots tossed through fluffy couscous with warm spices, herbs and lemon for a colourful meat-free dinner.

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Cooking Method: Stovetop

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Courses: Dinner

Difficulty: easy

Servings: 4

Dietary: Vegetarian

Description

Golden halloumi, chickpeas and sweet apricots tossed through fluffy couscous with warm spices, herbs and lemon for a colourful meat-free dinner.

Ingredients

250g couscous
250g halloumi, cut into cubes
400g tin chickpeas, drained
100g dried apricots, chopped
1 red pepper, diced
300ml hot vegetable stock
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tbsp olive oil
1 lemon
Small handful fresh parsley or mint
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

1
Put the couscous in a large bowl, pour over the hot stock, cover and leave for 5 minutes before fluffing with a fork.
2
Heat half the oil in a frying pan and cook the red pepper for 4–5 minutes until softened. Add the chickpeas, cumin and coriander and cook for 2 minutes.
3
Transfer the pepper and chickpeas to the couscous with the chopped apricots.
4
Add the remaining oil to the pan and fry the halloumi for 2–3 minutes on each side until golden.
5
Fold the halloumi through the couscous. Add lemon zest and juice to taste, scatter with herbs and season with black pepper.

Note

Halloumi is naturally salty, so taste before adding extra salt. The couscous is also good served at room temperature.

Keywords: halloumi chickpea apricot couscous, halloumi couscous, vegetarian couscous

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