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Warm black bean and kale couscous with grilled prawns

  • Time to make: 30 mins, plus 30 mins marinating
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 4 teaspoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 400g peeled green prawns, tails on
  • 1 medium red onion, finely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons zest of lemon
  • 1 medium red capsicum, seeded, thinly sliced
  • 1 ½ cups cooked black beans (or 400g can, rinsed and drained)
  • ½ large bunch kale, trimmed, chopped (about 100g)
  • ¾ cup reduced-salt chicken stock
  • ¾ cup wholemeal couscous
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Combine 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 2 teaspoons olive oil and half the garlic in a shallow ceramic dish. Add prawns and stir to coat. Cover and place in fridge for 30 minutes.

    2 Heat remaining oil in a large, non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Sauté onion for 5 minutes, or until softened. Add zest and remaining garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add capsicum and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add black beans and kale and cook, stirring, until kale is wilted.

    3 Boil the stock in a saucepan and add the couscous; stir. Cover, remove from heat and set aside to steam for 5 minutes. Fluff grains with a fork, stir through the remaining lemon juice and season with pepper.

    4 Meanwhile heat a large chargrill pan over a high heat. Grill the prawns for 2 minutes each side, or until lightly charred and cooked through.

    5 Divide couscous, beans and veges between four serving plates and top with prawns.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free couscous and check stock is gluten free.

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