Showing posts with label Cous Cous. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cous Cous. Show all posts

Friday, 14 August 2015

Grilled Fillet of Hake with Avacado Sauce and Saffron scented couscous - 8 ProPoints per serving

Ingredients - serves 2

For the Fish
2 fillets of hake
Salt and Pepper

For the Cous Cous
60g couscous
120ml boiling water
Pinch Saffron

For the sauce
1/2 med avacado
1 jalapeño chili
1/2 white onion
3 cloves garlic
55g Quark
1/2 tsp oregano
Pinch cumin
1/4 cup water
1/2 lime juiced

Method

Heat the grill, prick the whole chili and place onto the tray with the onion and grill for 8 mins, until blackened.  Make sure to blacken both sides of the chili.

Place the whole peeled garlic cloves under the grill for 3 mins

Add the grilled chili (seeds removed), onion,garlic, diced avacado, quark, water, spices and salt and pepper to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.

Place the seasoned hake under the grill skin side up and cook for 4 - 5 mins, turning half way.

In the meantime, soak the saffron in the boiling water until the water turns a golden  colour,  add cous cous and cover until all the water has been soaked up.

Serve the fish on a bed of the sauce surrounded by the Cous Cous and with a zero point side salad if desired

Monday, 16 June 2014

King Prawns with Mango Salsa and Herby Cous Cous

Serves 2 - 5 ProPoints

Ingredients 

80g Cous Cous
16 Cooked and peeled King Prawns
1 Mango, diced 
1/2 Chilli, finely diced 
1 Spring onion, chopped 
1/2 Cucumber, diced
2 tsp Italian Herbs
1/2 Chicken Stock cube
Lime Juice

Method 

1. Place 80g Cous Cous in a bowl with 160g chicken stock and herbs, cover until all the water is absorbed and Cous Cous is soft. Fluff with a fork 

2. Add the mango, chili, spring onion, cucumber and lime juice together, toss and add to Cous Cous with the prawns 

3. Serve immediately or refrigerate for later.