{"id":195,"date":"2010-02-13T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-13T08:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/islandrooster.net\/dev\/food\/index.php\/2010\/02\/13\/moroccan-couscous-salad\/"},"modified":"2015-06-08T13:39:28","modified_gmt":"2015-06-08T13:39:28","slug":"moroccan-couscous-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thermogourmand.com.au\/index.php\/2010\/02\/13\/moroccan-couscous-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Moroccan Couscous Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summer means lots of BBQ&#8217;s in our house. Almost every night, we cook on the BBQ. Rissoles, Salmon Patties, Fish, Chicken, it doesn&#8217;t matter what it is, if it can be fried, Steve has to cook!<\/p>\n<p>That means lots of salads too, which can be difficult if produce isn&#8217;t always available and fresh. I love recipes that use store cupboard and freezer ingredients and I&#8217;ve adapted a Taste.com.au recipe. This salad is almost a meal on its own and it keeps for two or three days:<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_Y5-cvTFLSV0\/S3ZmexsZJvI\/AAAAAAAAADs\/kTJZGroqtwM\/s1600-h\/Moroccan%20Couscous%20Salad.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"212\" src=\"http:\/\/islandrooster.net\/dev\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Moroccan-Couscous-Salad.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Photography by Ben Dearnley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n<b>Moroccan Couscous Salad<\/b><br \/>\n350 &#8211; 500g cubed pumpkin<br \/>\n2 &#8211; 3 Tbsp dukkah<br \/>\n1 Tbsp peanut oil <br \/>\noil for frying<br \/>\n250g frozen (or fresh) broad beans (or peas)<br \/>\n1 cup boiling water<br \/>\n1 cup couscous<br \/>\n2 tsp Thermomix Vege stock or 1 tsp vege stock powder<br \/>\n1 can chickpeas, drained<br \/>\n30g toasted pine nuts<br \/>\nChopped fresh coriander (or dried, or parsley) <br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/islandrooster.net\/dev\/food\/index.php\/2010\/01\/29\/lemon-mustard-salad-dressing\/\">Lemon Mustard Dressing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Toss cubed pumpkin into a freezer bag and pour in peanut oil. Shake to coat. Add dukkah and shake around until all coated.<br \/>\nFry gently in the extra oil, stirring frequently until well browned. Drain and set aside to cool.<br \/>\nSimmer broad beans in a little water until just tender and drain. Pinch beans out of their skins and discard skins.<br \/>\nPlace stock into boiling water and stir to dissolve. Stir in couscous with a fork to separate. Place a cover over container and set aside for about 5 minutes or until all liquid is dissolved. Stir with fork to separate grains. Place into salad bowl and stir in all other ingredients. Finish with the Lemon Mustard Dressing to taste.<\/p>\n<p>NB: If you don&#8217;t have any dukkah on hand, use a combination of spices such as coriander, cinnamon, ginger and cumin and add some sesame seeds to the mixture.<\/p>\n<p>\n<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer means lots of BBQ&#8217;s in our house. Almost every night, we cook on the BBQ. Rissoles, Salmon Patties, Fish, Chicken, it doesn&#8217;t matter what it is, if it can be fried, Steve has to cook! That means lots of salads too, which can be difficult if produce isn&#8217;t always available and fresh. I love&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/thermogourmand.com.au\/index.php\/2010\/02\/13\/moroccan-couscous-salad\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[175],"tags":[150,93],"class_list":{"0":"post-195","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-side-dishes","8":"tag-couscous","9":"tag-salad","10":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/thermogourmand.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Moroccan-Couscous-Salad.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbQORu-39","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":143,"url":"http:\/\/thermogourmand.com.au\/index.php\/2011\/03\/02\/challenge-monday-week-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":195,"position":0},"title":"The Challenge &#8211; Monday Week 2","date":"March 2, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Almost two weeks and I had done so well with the food shopping! 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