Recipe Tamarind couscous with goats cheese, figs and honey

[Morning Glory]

Goat’s cheese with figs and honey is a tried and tested combination. Here, the tamarind brings a delightful fruity sourness to the dish. I used two types of couscous to add texture. The giant couscous I used was tricolour but plain would work just as well.

Ingredients (serves 2)
50g couscous
100ml vegetable stock
½ tbsp tamarind paste
50g giant couscous (also known as Israeli couscous or pearl couscous) cooked according to pack instructions.
4 ripe figs, quartered
100g goats cheese, crumbled/torn into bite sized pieces
Honey to drizzle
Fresh mint leaves

Method

1. Place couscous in a bowl. Whisk the tamarind paste into the hot vegetable stock and pour over the couscous. Cover and leave for 10 minutes.
2. Heat the oven to 180C.
3. Mix the cooked giant couscous with the tamarind flavoured couscous and place in an oven proof dish.
4. Arrange the figs and pieces of goat's cheese over the couscous.
5. Drizzle with honey and cook for 15 - 20 minutes.
6. To serve: drizzle with a little more honey and scatter torn mint leaves over the top.

 

[Timenspace]

Loving the looks, idea and execution!

 

[medtran49]

Going to try this when we find decent figs.