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butternut and apricot couscous recipe

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Our cous cous is braised with cumin, turmeric, cinnamon, chickpeas, raisins and apricots and tumbled with parsley and mint. We top the cous cous with butternut suqash wedges that have been roasted in our exciting ras el hanout spice blend, olive oil and orange juice.

What do we love about our butternut & apricot cous cous?

Our new butternut and apricot couscous recipe contains chickpeas which are a great source of plant-based protein which is an important nutrient for littles ones for growth and muscle repair. In this dish we’ve used cumin, turmeric and cinnamon in the cous cous making it super tasty!

Ingredients for roast squash

- olive oil
- ras el hanout
- orange juice
- butternut squash chopped into wedges

Ingredients for cous cous 

- oil
- red onion
- aubergine
- garlic
- ground cumin
- ras el hanout
- turmeric
- cinnamon
- raisins
- dried apricots
- chickpeas
- veg stock cube
- water
- orange juice
- lemons
- cous cous
- fresh flatleaf parsley
- fresh mint

Download the full butternut & cous cous recipe, HERE.

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