Middle Eastern Maftoul Salad
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU WASH THE FRESH FRUIT, VEGETABLES AND HERBS BEFORE YOU START.
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COOKING TIME |
| 35 Mins |
DIFFICULTY
| INGREDIENTS | 2p | 4p |
| Pearl couscous | ½ cup | 1 cup |
| Onion | 1 | 2 |
| Garlic | 3 cloves | 6 cloves |
| Chilli | 1 | 2 |
| Broccolini | ½ bunch | 1 bunch |
| Lebanese cucumber | 1 | 2 |
| Lemon | 1/2 | 1 |
| Stock cube | 1 | 2 |
| Zaatar | 1 tbsp | 2 tbsp |
| Almonds | 20 gr | 40 gr |
| Spring onion | 2 | 4 |
| *Olive oil | 5 tbsp | 10 tbsp |
* PRODUCTS ARE PANTRY ITEMS AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE BOX NEITHER ARE SALT AND PEPPER
| Nutritional Information | Per Serve |
| Energy | 548Kj |
| Protein | 4.9g |
| Fat, Total | 7.7g |
| – Saturated | 0.9g |
| Carbohydrates | 7.9g |
| – Sugars | 1.6g |
| Sodium | 211mg |
| Allergens |
TOOLS: Large sauce pan, frypan, bowl, wooden spoon
METHOD
1
SLICE & COOK 1
Slice onion into half rings ● mince garlic and chilli (remove seeds for less heat) ● place a large sauce pan with 4(8) tbsp of oil on medium heat ● add onion and cook for 5-7 minutes, add chilli, garlic and cook until onion starts to caramelize —–>
2
COOK 2
Wash and add pearl couscous, cook for 3 minutes then add 1.5(3) cups of boiling water, stock cube and raisins to the pan ● bring everything to a simmer for 15 minutes until couscous is cooked ● when cooked place in a bowl to cool down to room temperature
3
SLICE
Halve cucumber lengthwise and then slice into half rings ● thinly slice spring onion (set some aside for garnish) ● slice up broccolini including stems ● coarsely chop almonds
4
FRY & MIX
Place frypan on medium heat with 1(2) tbsp of olive oil ● fry broccoli for 3-4 minutes ● drizzle juice of ½(1) lemon over the pearl couscous ● mix in the cucumber, broccolini and spring onion ● taste and season with salt & pepper if required
5
FINISH & SERVE
Place maftoul salad in bowls ● garnish with left over spring onion, almonds and zaatar
Attention customers with food allergies. Our products may contain traces of allergens, such as wheat, soybeans, tree nuts, peanuts, or wheat.