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Ingredients


Pea, Chickpea And Pistachio Couscous

250ml orange juice
4tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp ground cinnamon
500g instant couscous
75g butter
3 tbsp olive oil
200g frozen peas, blanched for 2 mins
1 tin chickpeas, rinsed and drained
100g chopped pistachio nuts
2 tbsp currants
3 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley
3 tbsp chopped coriander

Method


Pea, Chickpea And Pistachio Couscous

Place the orange and lemon juice into a measuring jug, and make the liquid up to 600ml with water. Pour into a saucepan, add the cinnamon and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat, pour in the couscous and stir, cover and leave for 5 mins, add the butter, olive oil, fluff up the couscous with a fork then add the peas, chickpeas, pistachio nuts, currants, parsley and coriander.

Serve with barbecued or grilled lamb.

Serves 4

Recipe developed by Rachel Green

Nutrition


Pea, Chickpea And Pistachio Couscous

PER SERVING (4) 806 kcalories, 22g protein, 84g carbohydrates, 31g fat, 11g saturated fat, 15g fibre, 20g sugars, 1.61g sodium.

Nutrition – as well as the nutritional value of the Peas this recipe contains: vitamin A and beta carotene, B complex vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, selenium, manganese, potassium, plus antioxidants from the herbs.

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