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Home » Vegan Recipes » Vegan Main Courses » 20 Minute Meals » Recipe: Herby Giant Cous Cous with Asparagus and Lemon

Recipe: Herby Giant Cous Cous with Asparagus and Lemon

May 19, 2015

Herby Giant Cous Cous | Vegan
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20 Min Meals | Vegetarian & VeganHappy National Vegetarian Week one and all!  I hope you have been celebrating in style and taking the opportunity to try some new recipes and interesting ingredients.

The lovely people at Ocado fittingly chose this week to launch their new vegetarian shop, and offered me the opportunity to try some of its products, err… yes please!  Like a kid in a sweetshop, I could wax lyrical about all the yummy products they now have in store, but instead will just suggest that you hop right over there now and have a look, you won’t be disappointed: www.ocado.com/vegetarian 

Particularly veggie-tastic favourites include:

  • Tabasco Chipotle & Bourbon Table Sauce Yes – actually as good as it sounds.
  • Goody Good Stuff vegetarian Cola Bottles  Gelatine-free sour chewy sweets – HOORAY.
  • Brindisa Empeltre Black Olive Pate or anchovy-free tapenade.
  • Kallo’s Organic Mushroom Stock Cubes Genius idea Kallo!

Today’s recipe is a speedy weeknight supper I put together with some lovely Ocado goodies.  You heard last week how much I love any food with ‘Giant’ in its name, so true to form, here’s some deliciously herby giant cous cous with asparagus and lemon, peas and pine nuts.  Below the recipe you will find links to the specific ingredients I used.

Herby Giant Cous Cous | Vegan

Herby Giant Cous Cous with Asparagus & Lemon

Herby Giant Cous Cous with Asparagus and Lemon

Kate Ford | The Veg Space
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 15 mins
Course Main
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 150 g giant cous cous
  • 100 g asparagus tips
  • 100 g frozen peas
  • 3 tbsp walnut oil
  • Juice and zest of 1 lemon
  • Handful fresh parsley
  • Handful fresh mint
  • Handful baby spinach
  • 2 tbsp pine nuts

Instructions
 

  • Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Add the giant cous cous. After 5 minutes, add the asparagus and peas and boil for a further 4 minutes.
  • Whilst the cous cous is cooking, in a mini-blender (or just a bowl, sharp knife and elbow grease!), blitz the walnut oil, lemon juice, parsley and mint.
  • Drain the cous cous, and immediately stir through the herby dressing, and the baby spinach.
  • Divide between two plates, and scatter with the pine nuts and lemon zest.
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I used Ocado’s giant cous cous, asparagus tips, frozen peas, walnut oil, and pine nuts.

If you like the look of this recipe please follow me for more…. on Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest.  Thanks!  Kate x

I’ve entered this recipe in Jac’s Meat Free Mondays Challenge over at the fabulous Tinned Tomatoes – do hop over for a look.

Herby Giant Cous Cous | Vegan

Herby Giant Cous Cous | The Veg SpaceIf you like this recipe you might also be interested in my Pinterest board Gorgeous Grains: Vegetarian & Vegan:

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  1. nazima says

    May 30, 2015 at 9:50 pm

    I love giant couscous but never really cook it much. Now that asparagus is in season this is a great idea as an alternative to the ever present asparagus risotto! looks delicious

    Reply
    • thevegspace says

      June 1, 2015 at 12:10 pm

      Haha, yes I know what you mean – risotto overload, particularly in unimaginative restaurants it seems!

      Reply
  2. Choclette says

    May 31, 2015 at 10:04 am

    I’ve not tried giant cous cous before, but if this is anything to go by, I’m pretty sure I’d like it. I’ve just bought some Cornish asparagus which will be the first of the season for me – can’t wait.

    Reply
    • thevegspace says

      June 1, 2015 at 12:09 pm

      Yum – fresh Cornish asparagus, lucky you! Enjoy x

      Reply
  3. Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

    May 31, 2015 at 4:19 pm

    I don’t use giant couscous very often but I have no idea why – it looks perfect in this dish 🙂

    Reply
    • thevegspace says

      June 1, 2015 at 12:08 pm

      Thanks Becca – I’m particularly in love with the wholemeal version at the moment, even more nutty and interesting!

      Reply
  4. [email protected] says

    May 31, 2015 at 8:52 pm

    I adore the look of your salad and just get stocked up on giant cous cous. I think my kids would enjoy this instead of regular cous cous which they love. Great to visit your blog, look forward to more recipes!

    Reply
    • thevegspace says

      June 1, 2015 at 12:09 pm

      Thanks Laura! Yes my 2 year old loves giant cous cous, (though calls it ‘pasta’ – I guess its not a million miles away!). Kate x

      Reply

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