Ok - so today I'm trying to be super organised and cook up some stuff with the fresh veg in my fridge (as opposed to letting it go off like last week - salad soup anyone?? nah thought not...)
So tonight I've cooked up a hot and tasty cous cous number and Jamie Oliver's recipe for smashed courgette paste:
Hot and tasty cous cous
So I love cous cous, but to be frank cooking it from scratch seems overkill when I can buy ready flavoured-cooked-in-5 minutes cous cous from the shop, so my recommendation, buy a packet of Sainsbury's own brand and follow packet directions.
When my cous cous was cooked I added shelled pistachoes, halved cherry tomatoes, chopped mint, a squeeze of lemon and seasoning.
Then I took my already marinating halloumi and diagonally sliced courgette (whoops shoulda said already - these were in a mixture of rose harissa and olive oil), and a hot hot griddle pan..
Result = almost setting off the smoke alarm, but also tasty griddled halloumi (ummmm - Jess and Em know what I mean!)
Mix with the cous cous mixture and settle down into an eating frenzy!
Smashed Courgette Paste:
Whilst eating the cous cous the following was cooking away on the stove - olive oil fried off with 2 cloves of garlic and some chopped fresh red chilli (Jamie uses dried, but when I have fresh might as well use it!), and 6 courgettes coursely chopped (large lumps!)
Cook over a medium heat with the lid on the pan for about 30 minutes, giving the pan a shake every 5 minutes to ensure courgettes don't stick to the bottom.
When the courgette lumps are soft and almost pulped take off the heat and taste - add seasoning, lemon juice, 4 'Jamie' glugs of olive oil and a large handful of chopped mint, stir and eat!!
I plan to actually eat this with pasta and feta cheese for lunch tomorrow - yum!
The Camden Road Cook (stuffed full of cous cous)
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