This dish is a flavourful salad with bouncy pearls of giant cous cous as a backdrop and currants, preserved lemon, and flaked almonds as highlights. We've adapted this Ottolenghi recipe so that it works in the freezer - you'll just need to add a handful of herbs or leaves (e.g coriander, parsley, spring onions, baby spinach) to complete it as a salad. It works just as well as a warm side dish without the herbs.
Cous cous, dressing [olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt], preserved lemons [lemon zest, salt, lemon juice, bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamom, black pepper, cloves], currants, almonds, red chilli.
CONTAINS:
Tree Nuts, Gluten.
MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF:
Peanuts, Dairy, Shellfish, Fish, Sesame, Soy, Egg, Sulphites .
PLEASE NOTE:
While we make every effort to ensure dishes are free of cross-contamination, our kitchen is not allergen free.
| Per 100g | Small | |
| ENERGY | 1077kJ | 5975kJ |
| PROTEIN | 6.0g | 33g |
| FAT TOTAL | 12.2g | 67.5g |
| - SATURATED | 1.6g | 8.7g |
| CARBS | 30.9g | 172g |
| - SUGARS | 1.2g | 6.5g |
| SODIUM | 246mg | 1364mg |
Small:
555g- Serves one adult as a generous main, or two or more adults as a side dish
Serve warm with Syrian chicken or as a side salad to any cooked protein.
For a more substantial vegetarian dish, add grilled halloumi or feta along with herbs and salad leaves
Frozen product. Cook from frozen or Defrost in refrigerator. Once defrosted, consume within 48 hours.
To serve as a salad, defrost fully before adding the nuts and your choice of chopped herbs such as coriander and mint and fresh salad leaves before serving.
To serve as a warm side dish. Gently peel back the film and remove the sachet of nuts. Lay the film loosely across the top of the tray.DEFROSTED: microwave for 3 minutes, then add almonds and mix through. Microwave for a further 1 minute or until piping hot and serve.
FROZEN: microwave for 6 minutes, then add almonds and mix through. Microwave for a further 2 minutes or until piping hot and serve.
