Chicken couscous salad

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4 servings Prep: 20 mins, Cooking: 5 mins
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By Food24 November 03 2009
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Ingredients (14)

100.00 g margarine — for frying
1.00 garlic — cloves, crushed
2.00 ml cumin — ground
1.00 ml turmeric — ground
4.00 chicken breast fillets — sliced into strips
45.00 ml fresh mint — chopped
45.00 ml fresh parsley — chopped
1.00 red onion — chopped
2.00 carrots — peeled and julienned
100.00 g mangetout — halved
500.00 ml stock — chicken
250.00 g couscous
1.00 lemon — zest and juice
250.00 g cherry tomatoes — quartered
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Method:

Sauté garlic in 40 g margarine for 30 seconds, then add cumin and turmeric. With heat on high, add chicken strips and stir-fry for about 2 minutes until just cooked. Mix in 10 ml each of mint and parsley, then set aside.
Sauté the onion, carrot and mangetout in 30 g margarine for 1 minute, add chicken stock and bring to boil.
Add couscous and stir, then remove from the heat and cover. Allow to stand for 5 minutes, then stir in remaining margarine, herbs, lemon zest and juice and tomatoes. Season to taste.
Serve warm, topped with the chicken pieces, or mix chicken pieces into the couscous mixture and serve cold. Serves 4-6.



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