The Ingredients
300ml boiling water
150g wholemeal couscous
1 courgette
250g green beans
15g fresh flat-leaf parsley
15g snipped fresh chives
150g feta cheese
1 lemon
1 mild red chilli
1 tablespoon rapeseed oil
50g baby spinach leaves
salt (optional) and freshly ground black pepper
The Method
Pour the boiling water over the couscous. Cover with clingfilm and set aside for 5 minutes.
Trim the courgette and using a vegetable peeler, cut into ribbons. Trim down the green beans, then in half on the diagonal. Place the green beans in a petal steamer fitted into a saucepan and season lightly with salt, if using. Steam the green beans for 2 minutes, then add the courgettes and steam for another 1 minute.
Strip the leaves from the parsley and finely chop. Snip the chives into small pieces. Crumble the feta and cut the lemon in half, then cut one half into wedges. Cut the red chilli in half, then remove the seeds and finely chop.
Fluff up the couscous with a fork and fold in enough lemon juice to taste with the oil and then gently fold in the steamed vegetables with the feta cheese, spinach leaves and chilli. Season with pepper. Arrange Emily’s vegetable couscous in bowls and add a lemon wedge to each one to serve.
