Apricot Couscous Timbales Recipe
- vegetarian extra virgin olive oil
- 300 ml vegetable stock
- 200 gm fine asparagus tips halved
- 175 gm couscous
- 100 gm dry ready soaked apricots finely minced
- 2 Tbsp. minced fresh mint
- 2 Tbsp. minced fresh parsley
- 75 gm salted cashew nuts
- 1 x salt and freshly grnd black pepper
- Line six timbale moulds with clingfilm if serving cool or possibly oil the moulds if serving warm.
- Bring the stock to the boil on the boiling plate then add in the asparagus tips to cook for about 3 min till al dente.
- Put the couscous into a large heatproof bowl with the apricots and stand a colander over the top.
- Drain the stock and asparagus over the colander so the stock covers the couscous.
- Cover with a tea towel for about 5 min till all the liquid is absorbed.
- Immediately refresh the asparagus in cool water and leave to drain.
- Mix the mint and parsley with 3 Tbsp.
- of the oil.
- Once the stock is all absorbed into the couscous fluff up with a fork and stir in the cashew nuts mint parsley oil salt and pepper and finally the asparagus.
- Stir so which all the ingredients are proportionately distributed.
- Press the couscous mix firmly into the timbale moulds.
- If time allows leave them covered in clingfilm in the fridge.
- Carefully turn out and remove the cling film top and mould lining.
- Serve immediately.
- To serve warm reheat in the timbale moulds covered in foil on the second set of runners in the roasting oven for about 6 min.
- Alternatively reheat in the simmering oven for about 15 min.
- (Those in the simmering oven can be lined with clingfilm.)
- If it frightens you to prepare timbale moulds you can very easily serve this dish as a salad with some salad dressing.
- The clingfilm lining the moulds makes them easier to turn out when cool but if you want to serve the timbales warm simply grease the moulds.
- You can use ramekins or possibly tea c. to save you buying new moulds.
- Serves 6
vegetarian extra virgin olive oil, vegetable stock, couscous, fresh mint, parsley, nuts, salt
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/apricot-couscous-timbales-68759 (may not work)