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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal265
  • fat10.4g
  • saturates1.4g
  • carbs33g
  • sugars9.9g
  • fibre6g
  • protein7.3g
  • salt1.2g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Tip the couscous into a bowl, season with salt and pepper and stir through 1 tbsp of the oil. Pour over enough hot stock just to cover and cover the bowl with cling film and set aside.

  • step 2

    Heat the rest of the oil in a saucepan and cook the onion and carrot gently for 8 mins until softened. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 2 mins more then stir in the ras el hanout and harissa and cook for another minute. Pour in the tomatoes and stock and give everything a good stir. Season, add the chickpeas and simmer everything gently for 20 mins until thickened slightly then squeeze over the lemon.

  • step 3

    Uncover the couscous and fluff up with a fork. Spoon the soup into bowls, top each with a mound of couscous, scatter with coriander and serve with extra harissa for those who want it.

RECIPE TIPS
RAS-EL-HANOUT

Ras el hanout, a North African spice mix, contains cardamom, cinnamon, clove, coriander, cumin, nutmeg, turmeric and black pepper. Find it in larger supermarkets, or use a mix of the spices above.

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A star rating of 4.6 out of 5.26 ratings

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Emily Gamblen avatar

Emily Gamblen

question

Can the soup part of this recipe be frozen?

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goodfoodteam

Thanks for your question. Yes, this soup is suitable for freezing. Simply defrost and then reheat on the hob. Top with the couscous and herbs before serving.

dianewalkermcalley

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

I found this in the GoodFood pressure cooker Fav book. I make the couscous in the bowl on its own. Heat the rest of the oil in the pressure cooker and cook the onion and carrot for 5-10 mins, sometimes I add celery. Then add the ginger, garlic,harissa and ras-el-hanout and cook for another min or…

helsky66

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

This was absolutely delicious . I added a stick of celery finely chopped with the onion . I didn't have chickpeas so used a tin of Mexican style beans which I had in ( asda ). For the couscous I used Ainsley Harriots sundried tomato and garlic and I sprinkled some fresh curly leaf parsley on top .…

Lemonyginger

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

This is so tasty!

I only use 1 tbsp of ras el hanout and 1 tbsp of oil, none in the couscous - to make it lower fat.

I've also made it with a handful of red lentils thrown in and no chickpeas or couscous. I blended half and left half chunky. It was declared my best soup this season.

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