Garlic prawns and preserved lemon couscous
10
Points®
Total time: 1 hr 10 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 25 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Preserved lemon really brings this couscous to life.


Ingredients
Raw peeled prawns
480 g
Garlic
3 clove(s), crushed
Fresh red chilli
2 whole, deseeded, finely chopped
Grapeseed oil
1 tbs
Chicken stock
1 cup(s), (250ml)
Dry couscous
340 g, (Israeli)
Dried chilli flakes
½ tsp
Preserved lemon
30 g, (2 quarters), rinsed and thinly sliced
Fresh flat-leaf parsley
¼ cup(s), roughly chopped
Zucchini
2 medium, cut into ribbons
Green string beans
200 g, trimmed
Yellow string beans
200 g, trimmed (or yellow runner)
Lemon juice
1 tbs
Instructions
1
Combine the prawns, 2 crushed garlic cloves, fresh chilli and oil in a medium bowl. Cover and refridgerate for 30 minutes to marinate well.
2
Bring stock and 1½ cups (375ml) water to the boil in a medium saucepan. Add the couscous, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 8-10 mins, stirring occasionally or until tender. Drain. Stir in remaining garlic, chilli flakes, preserved lemon and parsley. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Blanch the zucchini and beans in a medium saucepan of boiling water for 1 minute or until bright green and just tender. Drain and refresh in a large bowl of cold water. Drain. Toss with lemon juice, sea salt and cracked black pepper.
3
Heat a large non-stick frying pan over high heat. Cook prawns in batches for 2-3 mins on each side or until cooked through. Keep warm.
4
Just before serving, blanch zucchini and both beans in a medium saucepan of boiling water for 1 minute or until just tender. Drain. Toss with lemon juice, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Serve garlic prawns with couscous, beans and zucchini.
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