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Cous Cous with Watercress and Tomato
By WLR's Food Information Executive, Laurence Beeken
Ingredients
- 200 g Cous Cous, Plain, Dry Weight, Sainsbury's*
- 1 Bag/100g Watercress, Waitrose*
- 100g Onions, Red, Raw, Average
- 2 Lge Tomato/364g Tomatoes, Fresh, Raw, Average
- 2 Tbsp/30ml Oil, Olive, Average
- 1 Tsp/2g Lemon, Peel, Raw
- 1 Lemon Juiced/35½ml Juice, Lemon, Fresh, Average
Method
- Place the couscous, juice and zest of one lemon and olive oil into a large bowl.
- Stir in 300ml of boiling water, season well and leave to soak for 10 minutes or until the water has been absorbed.
- Chop and deseed the tomatoes, finely slice the onion and chop the watercress. Stir into the couscous and serve.
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Recipe Info
| Preparation Time | 15 mins |
|---|---|
| Cooking Time | N/A |
| Serves | 2 |
Nutrition Data per Serving
| Calories (kcal) | 281.4 |
|---|---|
| Carbohydrate (g) | 43.9 |
| Protein | 8.3 |
| Fat (g) | 8.0 |
| Fibre (g) | 4.3 |
| Fruit and Veg | 2.0 |
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