More couscous recipes

Traditional couscous can be bought in Britain, but needs pre-soaking and takes a long time to cook – it’s usually steamed. Quick-cook couscous is more readily available and more convenient, as it just needs rehydrating in boiled or simmering water. Ready-flavoured couscous can be bought in supermarkets, but you'll usually get a tastier result by adding your own ingredients to flavour plain couscous during cooking.

Stir cooked vegetables such as roasted peppers and mushrooms into rehydrated couscous, or toss with chopped nuts and dried fruits and flavour with a pinch of your favourite spice. Or serve cooked couscous as a dessert, sweetened with ground cinnamon.

More couscous recipes

Pomegranate-roasted salmon with toffee dates and couscous

Air fryer harissa chicken with herby couscous

Maple and balsamic glazed lamb chops with couscous

Griddled veg and halloumi with couscous

Couscous with spinach and chickpeas

Lamb tagine

Pomegranate and parsley tabbouleh

Make-ahead grain bowls

Spiced lamb with couscous salad

Sicilian-style fish and couscous

Butternut squash tagine with couscous

Beef shin stew with spiced sweet potato dumplings and couscous

Charred vegetable and feta couscous

Turkish-inspired couscous with charred chicken thighs

Lamb and apricot Cape Malay curry

Air fryer pork chops

Slow cooker warm carrot, date and feta salad

Grilled langoustines with citrus-dressed samphire, courgette and couscous salad

Giant couscous salad

Piri-piri prawns and harissa couscous

Griddled vegetables with feta and couscous

Couscous salad

Chicken tagine traybake

Baked salmon and couscous parcels

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