Lamb Meatball Couscous with Harissa Yogurt
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Total: 20 mins
Our juicy organic lamb meatballs go for a sizzle under the grill with wedges of sweet red onion, served with fluffy couscous, creamy harissa-spiked yogurt and crunchy pink pomegranate seeds.
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867 kcal
(per portion)
Ingredients you'll need
  • 150g wholewheat couscous
  • 12 lamb meatballs
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 pomegranate
  • ½-1 tsp harissa paste
  • 150g Greek style yogurt
  • 50g lamb's lettuce
From your kitchen
  • 300ml boiling water
  • 4 tsp olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
You'll need
  • Measuring jug
  • Baking tray
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Fill your kettle and boil it. Tip the couscous into a heatproof bowl and pour in 300ml boiling water. Stir with a fork, cover the bowl with a plate and set aside for 12-15 mins. The couscous will soak up the water and become tender.

  • 2.

    Meanwhile, preheat your grill to high. Line a baking tray or the gill pan with foil and place the meatballs on the tray. Slide under the grill and cook for 5 mins.

  • 3.

    While the meatballs grill, peel the red onion and slice it into wedges. Pop the onion wedges into a bowl and toss them with 2 tsp olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper.

  • 4.

    After 5 mins, add the onion wedges to the tray with the meatballs. Slide back under the grill for 8-10 mins, turning the meatballs over a couple of times till they're browned and cooked through (if you slice into one there shouldn't be any pink in the middle). The onion should be tender.

  • 5.

    While the meatballs and onion grill, halve the pomegranate and hold 1 half over a bowl, cutside down. Use a wooden spoon to whack the pomegranate. The seeds should fall out. Pull out any seeds that stay stuck and discard the skin and white pith. Repeat with the other half.

  • 6.

    Add ½ tsp harissa paste to the bowl (it's spicy so start with ½ tsp – you can add more if you want to turn up the heat) with 2 tsp olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Stir together to thin the harissa paste, then stir in the yogurt. Taste and add more harissa if you think it needs it.

  • 7.

    Fluff the couscous and divide it between a couple of warm plates. Top with handfuls of lamb's lettuce, and the grilled meatballs and red onion. Drizzle over the harissa yogurt and scatter over the pomegranate seeds to serve.

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