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Wednesday 20th August 2008

Lamb tagine with couscous

Lamb tagine with couscous

This recipe is a great way to use up leftover Sunday roast lamb. The dried apricots and raisins are a good source of fibre, and the couscous provides easy-to-digest carbohydrate for long-lasting energy

Ingredients

Serves 2
Per portion: 595 kcal, 15g fat, 40g protein, 90g carbohydrate

200ml vegetable stock
1 onion, roasted and quartered
4 cloves of garlic, roasted and quartered
50g dried apricots, chopped
50g raisins
Pinch of cinnamon
200g roast lamb, cut into strips
2 tbsp olive oil
100g pomodorino tomatoes, halved
12 pitted black olives, chopped
12 fresh mint leaves, sliced
200g couscous
Freshly ground black pepper

Method

Bring the stock to the boil and add the roasted onion and garlic quarters, apricots and raisins.

Turn down the heat and season to taste. Add the cinnamon and lamb, then drizzle over the olive oil. Cover with a lid and leave to sit for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, make up the couscous according to the packet Instructions.

Add the tomatoes, olives and mint leaves to the lamb mixture and serve with couscous.

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