Golden couscous with apricots & crispy onions
Golden couscous with apricots & crispy onions might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. One serving contains 1163 calories, 12g of protein, and 89g of fat. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of coriander, vegetable stock cube, lemon zest, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 35 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan diet.
Instructions
Boil a kettle. Tip the couscous into a large bowl, crumble in the stock cube, then add the turmeric, cinnamon and apricots, and season well.
Pour over 500ml boiling water, give everything a quick stir, then cover with cling film and leave for 5 mins.
Put half the sliced onions in a bowl with a good pinch of salt and the sugar, pour over enough boiling water to cover and leave to steep for 10 mins. (This will remove some of the onions acidity and turn them a beautiful bright pink colour.)
Heat enough oil to come about 5cm up the side of a deep saucepan. Once hot, fry the remaining onions in batches for 1-2 mins until golden and crispy.
Drain on kitchen paper and sprinkle with salt.
Use a fork to fluff up the couscous.
Drain the steeped onions and stir through the couscous with the lemon zest and juice, olive oil and herbs. Tip onto a serving platter or bowl and scatter with the crispy onions and mint leaves.