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40 mins
£1.92/person
Spiced mince with couscous

Adding dried fruit, fresh mint and warm spices to savoury dishes is typical of North African cooking. Vegetarian mince replaces meat in this recipe

Mediterranean Vegetarian
low in: salt

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Directions

Heat the oil in a large nonstick pan, add the onions and cook gently for 5 minutes until they soften. Stir in the vegetarian mince and spices (unlike meat and poultry, vegetarian mince doesn’t need to be browned), then add the apricots and stock. Bring to the boil, then turn the heat down and cook gently for 10-15 minutes.

Meanwhile, make up the couscous following the packet instructions – it will take about 450ml boiling water to give it a nice fluffy texture. Fork through the lemon zest and mint. Season to taste.

Spoon the couscous onto serving plates, pile the vegetarian mince mixture on top and scatter with the cashews.

Ingredients

frying pan

2 tbsp sunflower oil

2 medium onions, roughly chopped

350g vegetarian mince

1 tbsp ground cumin

1 tsp ground cinnamon

2 tsp ground turmeric

100g ready-to-eat dried apricots, quartered

600ml vegetable stock

Pricing

Per serving £1.92
Total cost £7.68
2 tablespoons sunflower oil £0.29
2 mediums onions £0.37
350 grams vegetarian mince £3.59
1 tablespoon ground cumin £0.31
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon £0.08
2 teaspoons ground turmeric £0.18
100 grams dried ready-to-eat apricots £1.38
600 milliliters vegetable stock £1.48

Prices from Spoonacular (estimates only). Currency rates approximate.

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