North South East West Couscous

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 red pepper, finely chopped
• 1 medium red onion, finely chopped
• 2 -3 small green chili peppers, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup red lentil
• 1/2-3/4 cup couscous
• 1/4 cup black olives, sliced or chopped as preferred
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• milk, splash (soya if you're vegan!)
• 1 tablespoon margarine (soya if you're vegan!)
• 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 2 teaspoons coriander
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• oregano, pinch
• mixed herbs, pinch

Recipe

• 1 add freshly boiling water to the couscous in a plastic tub, with 5 splashes of lemon juice and 5 splashes of soy sauce.
• 2 place the lid on the tub and leave for 10 minutes.
• 3 chop the pepper and onion very finely and fry together in a little sunflower oil.
• 4 rinse the lentils with water and add them to the pan, with the margarine and a good splash of (soya) milk.
• 5 add the crushed garlic.
• 6 turn the heat down so it doesn't burn, and keep stirring!
• 7 add the chilli pepper, deseeded and finely chopped, along with the spices and the black olives.
• 8 mix well.
• 9 add the couscous to the pan and mix thoroughly off the heat and serve immediately.